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JMatthes

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The study of the smallest unit of speech sound that can be used to distinguish one utterance from another in a particular language is called ____.

a. discourse
b. phonemics
c. phonetics
d. allophonics

Question 2

It is estimated that one language dies out about every ____.

a. month
b. three months
c. six months
d. year

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lgoldst9

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018

Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

b

JMatthes

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Reply #2 on: Jun 20, 2018

Thank you!

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Reply #3 on: Jun 20, 2018

Happy to help

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