The systematic identification and description of distinctive speech sounds in a language is called:
A)grammar.
B)morphology.
C)linguistics.
D)phonetics.
E)phonemes.

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Phonetics involves the study of speech sounds and their production, while grammar focuses on the structure of sentences and words. Morphology is the study of word formation and linguistics is the broader study of language and its structure. Phonemes are the smallest units of sound that form meaningful distinctions in a language, which are studied within the field of phonetics.

The Systematic Identification and Description of Distinctive Speech Sounds in a Language