The English Language Uses

question 50

Multiple Choice

The English language uses

• A) 26 phonemes, one for each letter of the alphabet.
• B) approximately 450,000 phonemes, one for each word.
• C) about 40 phonemes, corresponding to the letters of the alphabet plus several variations.
• D) all of the 100 or so phonemes that humans are capable of producing.

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Definitions:

Sadomasochism

A paraphilia involving the receipt or infliction of pain or humiliation as a means of sexual pleasure.

Fetishes

Sexual preferences focused on non-human objects, specific body parts, or particular situations.

Gender Dysphoria

A state in which there is discord between an individual's designated or biological gender and the gender they perceive themselves to be.

Sex-reassignment Surgery

Medical procedures that change one's physical sex to match their gender identity.