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Created page with "==Introduction== A '''phoneme''' is the smallest unit of sound that can distinguish one word from another in a particular language. Originating from the Greek words ''phōnē'' (voice) and ''-ēma'' (something established), the term was first introduced by the French linguist Ferdinand de Saussure in the early 20th century. Phonemes form the basis of phonetics and phonology, two sub-disciplines of linguistics that study the physi..."