Phonemes are the smallest unit of sound that can affect meaning in a language. They make up the sounds of speech and vary between languages. Option A is incorrect because while there may be some common sounds among languages, not all languages employ the same sounds. Option C and D are both incorrect because they do not accurately define what phonemes are.

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Phonemes Are

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Phonemes are:

A) the common sounds among all languages.
B) the sounds that make up speech and that vary between languages.
C) the first sounds that an infant produce.
D) the specific sounds that a baby perceives from her/his mother's voice.

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