The smallest unit of meaning in part is _______.

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  4. morpheme

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In the speech, the smallest unit of meaning is 'morpheme' as it is the smallest unit of meaning that can't be broken upEg- 'un' in the word unable.

Key Points

A morpheme  is a meaningful linguistic unit of a word which:

  • can't be divided into smaller meaningful parts.
  • repeatedly convey lexical/grammatical meaning.
  • assign a particular grammatical property to a word.

Hence, it could be concluded that in speech, the smallest unit of meaning is 'morpheme'.

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syllable  The smallest unit of speech that normally occurs in isolation, or a distinct sound element within a word. 
Phoneme  The smallest unit of sound makes a difference in pronunciation and meaning. Eg- thin: /th/, chin: /ch/
Words It refers to a single unit of written/spoken language or a meaningful element of speech or writing.
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