A phoneme refers to
A)the property of combining words into unique sentences.
B)the first word produced by infants,usually during their second year.
C)a mental grouping of words being heard during "inner audition."
D)the shortest segment of speech that,if changed,changes the meaning of a word.

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A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound in a language that can change the meaning of a word when changed. For example, changing the initial phoneme in the words "cat" and "bat" changes their meaning.

A Phoneme Refers to