In the speech error It certainly run outs fast, the final phoneme in outs
A) is /s/, which supports the notion that affix stage of production precedes the phonetic stage
B) is /z/, which supports the notion that the affix stage of production precedes the phonetic stage
C) is /s/, which refutes the notion that the affix stage of production precedes the phonetic stage
D) is /z/, which refutes the notion that the affix stage of production precedes the phonetic stage

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In the speech error "It certainly run outs fast," the final phoneme in "outs" is /s/, which supports the notion that the affix stage of production precedes the phonetic stage. This is because the /s/ is the result of the affixation of the plural morpheme "-s" to the base word "out." The affix stage of production is the stage in which morphemes are combined to form words, while the phonetic stage is the stage in which the sounds of words are produced. The fact that the /s/ is produced before the other sounds in "outs" suggests that the affix stage of production precedes the phonetic stage.

In the Speech Error It Certainly Run Outs Fast, the Final