The extensiveness of your knowledge of the rules of permissible sound combinations in English refers to your __________.
A)discreteness
B)phonemic competence
C)productive vocabulary
D)receptive vocabulary

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Phonemic competence refers to an individual's knowledge of the sounds and sound combinations that are used in a particular language. In this case, the extensiveness of one's knowledge of the permissible sound combinations in English relates to their phonemic competence. Discreteness refers to the ability to distinguish between individual sounds or units of sound, productive vocabulary refers to the words that an individual can actively use in language production, and receptive vocabulary refers to the words that an individual can understand and recognize in language comprehension.

The Extensiveness of Your Knowledge of the Rules of Permissible