Understanding the order of sounds is also critical for decoding morphological structure and meaning of words.

Understanding the order of sounds is also critical for decoding morphological structure and meaning of words.

And what if there were four (or more) sounds?
```
  ----------------------- C--A--T--S-----------------
                           (time)
```
As you can imagine, the possible combinations increase wildly. Was the word SCAT, TASC, TACS, CATS, etc. etc.? What a confusing task for someone with weak Temporal Resolving Power! Notice, however, that not only the meaning of the word is at risk, but also the meaning that may come through the structure of the bound morphemes!

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