A unit of sound that distinguishes meaning in a particular language is a __________.

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A phoneme is a unit of sound that distinguishes meaning in a language. For example, in English, the sounds /p/ and /b/ are phonemes because they can change the meaning of a word (pat vs bat). Dialect refers to different varieties of a language spoken in a specific region or community. A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning in a language (such as adding the suffix "-s" to a noun to indicate plural). Syntax refers to the rules governing the structure of sentences in a language.

A Unit of Sound That Distinguishes Meaning in a Particular