Communication and Language Development

AP Psychology· difficulty 3/5

The smallest meaningful unit of language is the

A
$Sentence$
B
$Word$
C
$Phoneme$
D
$Morpheme$
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Explanation

Morpheme = smallest unit of meaning (e.g., "un-" in "unhappy"). Phoneme = smallest sound unit.

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