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In linguistics, what is a phoneme? | QuestionStock

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In linguistics, what is a phoneme?

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In linguistics, what is a phoneme?

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The smallest contrastive sound unit in a language (an abstract category)
A single articulatory gesture like a lip closure
Any written symbol representing a morpheme
An intonational contour spanning a sentence

Correct answer: The smallest contrastive sound unit in a language (an abstract category)

Explanation: A phoneme is the smallest contrastive sound unit in a language. For example, many analyses list about 44 phonemes for General American English, depending on dialect.

Created 2026-03-10T17:31:19.986Z. Updated 2026-03-10T17:31:19.986Z.