In Finnish, [t] and [d] are phonemes. This means that in Finnish: a. [kate] and [kade] have the same meaning, but one might soun

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In Finnish, [t] and [d] are phonemes. This means that in Finnish: a. [kate] and [kade] have the same meaning, but one might soun

d odd b. [kate] and [kade] have different meanings c. None of the above d. [kate] and [kade] have different meanings depending on context

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Ainat [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-22T20:56:00+03:00

Answer:

B

Explanation:

Hyvaa Pyvaa! (Good morning in Finnish if I´m not mistaken)

A phoneme is a unit of sound that distinguishes one word from another in a particular language. Hence the example of Kate and Kade in Finnish shows us that these are separate words (i.e. with different meaning) because they are distinguished by their respective phonemes, t and d.