Language consists of _____ basic components, and they are called ______.
A)3; mental images, concepts, and speech
B)2; words and grammar
C)2; language acquisition and linguistic relativity
D)3; heuristics, algorithms, and analogies
E)4; phonemes, morphemes, syntax, and semantics

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Language fundamentally consists of four basic components: phonemes (the smallest units of sound in a language), morphemes (the smallest units of meaning in a language), syntax (the rules for combining words into sentences), and semantics (the meanings of words and sentences).

Language Consists of _____ Basic Components, and They Are Called