CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

COGNITION AND EMOTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The smallest unit of meaning in language
A
Syntax
B
Diphones
C
Morphemes
D
Phonemes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A morpheme is the smallest meaningful unit in the grammar of a language. A morph is the phonetic realization of a morpheme. A morpheme is manifested as one or more morphs (surface forms) in different environments. These morphs are called allomorphs.

Detailed explanation-2: -Part of a word. A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning in a language. Basic words (word roots) and word endings like “-ed, ” “-s, ” and “-ing” are examples of morphemes.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Morpheme is the smallest unit of a language that can carry meaning.

Detailed explanation-4: -A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound that may cause a change of meaning within a language but that doesn’t have meaning by itself. A morpheme is the smallest unit of a word that provides a specific meaning to a string of letters (which is called a phoneme).

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