Aspects of sound that differentiate one sound from another are called:
A) phones
B) allophones
C) phonemes
D) distinctive features

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Distinctive features refer to the aspects of sound that differentiate one sound from another, such as voicing, place of articulation, and manner of articulation. Phones are individual speech sounds while allophones are variations of a single phoneme. Phonemes are the smallest unit of sound that can change the meaning of a word.

Aspects of Sound That Differentiate One Sound from Another Are