Human speech consists of a series of sounds called ____, roughly corresponding to the sounds of each letter of the alphabet.
A) phonemes
B) homonyms
C) cheremes
D) visemes

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Phonemes are the smallest units of sound that can change the meaning of a word in a particular language. They are roughly equivalent to the sounds that each letter of the alphabet makes, but not always. For example, the "th" sound in "thin" and "then" is represented by the same letter but is two different phonemes. Homonyms are words that sound the same but have different meanings, cheremes are a concept in sign language, and visemes are the visual equivalent of phonemes used in lipreading.

Human Speech Consists of a Series of Sounds Called ____