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Floyd is a 6-year-old who often has difficulty communicating about topics that are not in his immediate environment. For example, he was trying to describe his weekend trip with his family to an amusement park. He couldn't remember the words for roller coaster or Ferris wheel so he called them the "fast thing" and the "round thing." Based on this information, what aspect of language does Floyd have difficulty with?


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◦ Phonology
◦ Morphology
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