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__________ are the smallest meaningful units of speech.

  1. Morphemes

  2. Phonemes

  3. Pheromones

  4. Concepts
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Explanation

Morphemes are the smallest meaningful units in language - they carry semantic content. For example, 'un-' is a morpheme meaning 'not,' and 'happy' is another, so 'unhappy' contains two morphemes. Phonemes are merely sound units without inherent meaning.

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