Final answer:
Phonology is the study of speech sounds in spoken language and is distinctly different from written, academic, or literate language, making the correct answer to the question 'false'. The correct option is b.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question "Speech Sounds (Phonology) - Written, Academic, or Literate Language" seems to be aiming at understanding whether phonology, which is the study of speech sounds, is directly related to written, academic, or literate language. The answer to this is categorically false.
Phonology is primarily concerned with the patterns of sounds in spoken language rather than written language. While literacy does involve understanding the relationship between sounds and their written representations, phonology in itself does not equate to written language.
Academic and literate languages are specific styles of language use that are typically more formal and used in written communication, but phonology can apply to any spoken language, whether it be formal, informal, spoken or signed.
For example, the phonology of English involves understanding the production and organization of sounds like vowels and consonants, as illustrated in the consonant sounds portion of the provided information (i.e., [p], [b], [t], [d], [k]).
These sounds have specific phonological rules that govern their use in spoken language. The reference to a letter as an indivisible sound again points to phonology which deals with the sounds that are heard rather than the letters which are seen in written language.The correct option is b.