The most basic of units of spoken language are called _________

A) morphemes
B) phonemes
C) semantics
D) syntax

Answer: B
Rationale: Phonemes are the most basic of units of speech sounds. For example, the "mmm" sound at the end of Tom is a phoneme.

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