Discussion
Phonemes are understood as minimal distinctive units of sound. What does ‘minimal’ refer here?
Answer: A
'Minimal' means that the sounds cannot be further subdivided into smaller chunks. A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound that can make a difference in meaning, and it cannot be broken into smaller segments that still distinguish words. The other options describe different things, such as that a sound can be subdivided or that sounds are distinct from each other, which is about contrast, not about minimal size.
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