A 7-year-old boy with a speech impairment makes the following statement to his mother: "I hur my han when I wan into the fence." The boy was attempting to say ,"I hurt my hand when I ran into the fence." This child is demonstrating the speech production errors of
A) Addition and substitution
B) Addition and omission
C) Substitution and distortion
D) Substitution and omission

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The child is demonstrating the speech production errors of substitution and omission. He substitutes "wan" for "ran" and omits the "t" sound in "hurt".

A 7-Year-Old Boy with a Speech Impairment Makes the Following