Question

The minimal meaningful unit is

• A. Morpheme
• B. Sound
• C. Syntax
• D. Discourse

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Morpheme

A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning in a language. It cannot be divided further without losing or altering its meaning.

• Example:

  • "Cats" = cat (morpheme meaning the animal) + -s (morpheme indicating plural).

Other options explained:

• Syntax deals with sentence structure

• Syllable is a unit of sound (can be made up of one or more morphemes)

• Sound (phoneme) is the smallest unit of sound