Which of the following has the smallest unit of meaning? a. Allophones b. Morpheme c. Phone d. Morph

The correct answer is b. Morpheme.<br /><br />A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning in a language. It is the smallest meaningful unit of a word that cannot be further divided into smaller meaningful parts. Morphemes can be as small as a single sound or as large as an entire word.<br /><br />Allophones (option a) are variations of a single phoneme that do not change the meaning of a word. Phones (option c) are individual sounds in a language, but they do not necessarily carry meaning on their own. A morph (option d) is a variant of a morpheme, but it is not the smallest unit of meaning.<br /><br />Therefore, the correct answer is b. Morpheme.