________________are also called secondary phonemes?
Correct answer: A. Suprasegmentals
- A. Suprasegmentals
- B. Morphemes
- C. Allomorphs
- D. Allophones
Explanation
Suprasegmentals operate over stretches of speech rather than individual consonants or vowels, including stress, pitch, rhythm, and intonation. Traditional phonetics may call them secondary phonemes because they extend across segments.
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