EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

EDUCATION UGC NET

PSYCHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Smallest unit of meaning in a language is
A
Syntax
B
Morpheme
C
Pragmatics
D
Phoneme
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning in language providing the foundation of language and can not be divided into smaller parts carrying meaning. It has relatively the same stable meaning in different verbal environments. The study of morphemes is called Morphology.

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 distinctive sound unit in a language. For example, the word “dogs” has four phonemes: d, o, g, and s. A morpheme is the smallest unit that carries meaning in a language.

Detailed explanation-5: -A morpheme is the smallest unit of language that carries meaning, for example, the word play has one morpheme, that is, play, and the past tense of play, played, has two morphemes play and ed.

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