The Human Language Has About How Many Speech Sounds, Which

question 104

Multiple Choice

The human language has about how many speech sounds, which are referred to as phonemes?

• A) 25 to 40
• B) 35 to 50
• C) 45 to 60
• D) 55 to 70

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