In linguistic studies,phonemes are:
A)Used to call other linguists.
B)The set of all possible sounds that humans can make.
C)The set of sounds used in any particular language.
D)Never used to make words.
E)The same in every language.

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Phonemes are the smallest units of sound in a language and are used to distinguish between different meanings of words. Different languages have different sets of phonemes, so it is not true that phonemes are the same in every language (option E). Option B is also incorrect, as there are some sounds that are physically possible for humans to make but are not used as phonemes in any language. Option A and D are irrelevant and do not accurately reflect the purpose of phonemes in linguistic studies.

In Linguistic Studies,phonemes Are