A(n) _____ is a complete unit of talk bounded by a speaker’s silence.

a. utterance
b. syllable
c. letter
d. morpheme

a. utterance
In terms of fundamentals, all languages are based on the exchange of utterances. An utterance is a complete unit of talk bounded by a speaker’s silence.

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What will be an ideal response?

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