The various vowel sounds that can be placed between a "t" and an "n" produce words such as tan, ten, tin, and ton. These various vowel sounds represent different

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The different vowel sounds between "t" and "n" represent different phonemes, which are the smallest units of sound in language that can change the meaning of a word. Morphemes are the smallest units of meaning in language, and while the different vowel sounds could be part of different morphemes in different words (e.g. -an and -en), they themselves are not morphemes. Prototypes refer to mental representations of a category in our minds, which is not relevant to the distinction between different vowel sounds. Semantics refer to the meanings conveyed by words or phrases, which is again not relevant to the different vowel sounds themselves.

The Various Vowel Sounds That Can Be Placed Between a "T