_____ are phonemically the same, but phonetically different.
AAllophones
BPhonemes
CMorphemes
DFree variations
Answer:
A. Allophones
Read Explanation:
Allophones are sounds that are phonemically the same (they belong to the same phoneme in a language) but are phonetically different (they are pronounced differently depending on the context). Importantly, these differences do not change the meaning of the word.
๐ Example:
The /p/ in pin [pสฐษชn] (with aspiration) and the /p/ in spin [spษชn] (without aspiration) are allophones of the phoneme /p/ in English.
