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folubunmi

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Question 1

How many morphemes are in the word "unchangeable"?

◦ one morpheme, for the entire word
◦ four morphemes, one for each syllable
◦ nine morphemes, one for each letter of the alphabet used
◦ three morphemes, one for each unit of meaning

Question 2

How many phonemes does the English language use?

◦ approximately 450,000 phonemes, one for each word
◦ 26 phonemes, one for each letter of the alphabet
◦ about 40 phonemes, corresponding to the letters of the alphabet plus several variations
◦ all of the 100 or so phonemes that humans are capable of producing
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Reply #1 on: Oct 8, 2020
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folubunmi

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Reply 2 on: Oct 8, 2020
Wow, this really help

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