A linguistic anthropologist is studying a language and finds that long "e" sounds may be short or sustained. That distinction changes the meaning of an otherwise-identical word. This distinction is therefore based on two phonemes

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


Answer: True

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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