A phoneme<span> (</span><span>/<span>ˈfoʊniːm</span>/</span><span>) is one of the units of sound (or gesture in the case of sign languages, see </span>chereme<span>) that distinguish one word from another in a particular language. For example, in most dialects of English, the sound patterns </span><span>/<span>θʌm</span>/</span><span> (</span>thumb<span>) and </span><span>/<span>dʌm</span>/</span><span> (</span>dumb<span>) are two separate words distinguished by the substitution of one phoneme, </span>/θ/<span>, for another phoneme, </span>/d/<span>. (Two words like this that differ in meaning through a contrast of a single phoneme form what is called a </span>minimal pair<span>). In many other languages these would be interpreted as exactly the same set of phonemes (i.e. </span>/θ/<span> and </span>/d/<span> would be considered the same).</span>
Answer:
A limitation of first-person narration in a story is that the other characters' views and thoughts are left out.
Explanation:
First-person narration relies on the viewpoint of one person, leaving the viewpoints of other characters unknown.
Answer:
This is a compound sentence made up of two independent clauses, so no comma is needed.
Explanation:
Independent clause#1:
Beatrice was unable to concentrate on her project.
Independent clause#2:
Her brother's stereo was turned up to full volume.
Both clauses are explainable on their own and do not depend on another clause.
