Elmer is attending speech therapy classes because he has a frontal lisp, that is, he mispronounces the "s" sound as a "th." For example, he might say that "the thun thines in the morning." Elmer is exhibiting a problem with
A)syntax.
B)transformations.
C)morphemes.
D)phonemes.

Question

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Elmer's issue with mispronouncing the "s" sound as a "th" sound is related to phonemes, which are the smallest units of sound in a language that can distinguish meaning. His problem does not concern syntax (sentence structure), transformations (changes in form), or morphemes (the smallest units of meaning).

Elmer Is Attending Speech Therapy Classes Because He Has a Frontal