A phoneme refers to
a. the property of combining words into unique sentences.
b. the first word produced by infants, usually during their second year.
c. a mental grouping of words being heard during "inner audition."
d. the shortest segment of speech that, if changed, changes the meaning of a word.
d
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Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
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