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In speech, the smallest unit of meaning ...

In speech, the smallest unit of meaning is

A

morpheme

B

syllable

C

phoneme

D

words

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A

Morpheme is the smallest unit of speech perception that has a meaning. Thus, morphemes are the language units that consists of phonemes and convey meaning. A phoneme is the smallest sound unit in a language that distinguishes meaning.
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