Which term describes the building blocks of language?

• A. Discourse analysis
• B. The building blocks of language
• C. Pragmatics
• D. Phonological rules

Answer: (B)

Language is built from basic units that combine to form meaning—the building blocks you study when you look at how language is put together, from sounds and word units up to sentence structure. Among the options, the one that directly names these foundational pieces is best because it explicitly refers to the core units that make up language itself. Other terms point to specific areas of study or pattern rules—discourse analysis examines language in longer texts, pragmatics looks at meaning in context, and phonological rules govern sound patterns. So, the phrase that literally describes the building blocks of language is the most fitting choice.