问答题
phonemic contrast If the phonetically similar sounds are two distinctive phonemes, e.g. [p] and [b] in “pit” and “bit”, they are said to form a phonemic contrast. langue and parole
【正确答案】Saussure distinguished the linguistic competence of the speaker and the actual phenomena or data of linguistics (utterances) as langue and parole. Langue refers to the abstract linguistic system shared by all the members of a speech community. Parole refers to particular realizations of langue.