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Phonological rules for unexploded sounds

What is the rules for sounds that are unexploded, the lesson below will give you the answer. 

What is the rules for sounds that are unexploded, the lesson below will give you the answer. 

(a) A Fortis plosive will be unexploded when standing before another fortis plosives

Examples:
– act / æk̊t /
– stop / stɔp̊t/
– looked / lʊk̊t/
(b) A fortis plosive will be unexploded when standing at the end of the word
– map / mæp̊/
– hot / hɔt̊ /
– book / bʊk̊ /
– cat / kæt̊ /
– tap / tæp̊ /