What is the term for the smallest unit of sound in language?
Phoneme
Morpheme
Syntax
Lexeme
Answer
Phoneme is the smallest unit of sound in language. It is a distinctive sound that can change the meaning of a word. For example, the words "cat" and "bat" differ only by one phoneme, the vowel sound. Phonemes are combined to form syllables, which are then combined to form words.
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