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Phonemes and Allophones: The Basic Units of Phonology

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What is a phoneme?

  1. A unit of sound that distinguishes one word from another in a language.
  2. A unit of sound that is produced by the vocal tract.
  3. A unit of sound that is represented by a letter in the alphabet.
  4. A unit of sound that is used to communicate meaning.