Segment (linguistics)

A segment in linguistics is like a little puzzle piece made out of sounds that we put together to make words. Just like how legos fit together to make a cool spaceship, sounds fit together to make words that we use to talk to each other. Each segment is like a tiny sound that we make when we talk. We use different segments to make different words, just like using different lego pieces to create different things. Without segments, we wouldn't be able to communicate effectively with others because we wouldn't be able to put sounds together to make meaningful words.