Chapter 1. The Building Blocks of Language

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Scientific American: Psychology
Infographic Activity 7.3: The Building Blocks of Language

The Building Blocks of Language

Language is made up of a collection of units and rules. These build upon each other to help us think and communicate. At the base are phonemes, which combine to make up morphemes, the smallest unit of language that carries meaning. At the top is displacement, which is the human ability to refer to things that are abstract or hypothetical.

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1.1 Quiz

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