There are 26 phonemes in the English language, one for each letter of the alphabet.

The statement is false. English has about 44 phonemes—the distinct sounds used in speech—not 26. The alphabet has 26 letters, but letters and phonemes do not correspond one-to-one: a letter can represent different sounds, and some sounds are written with more than one letter. So the correct choice is B, False.

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