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2. Look at this data from Japanese. Don't stress about trying topronounce the words, but rather look for patterns. Pretend thatthis is one of those puzzles where you try to find the differences.Answer the questions based on this data. Pay particular attentionto the sounds [t], [c], and [č]. (Note: in this data, [č] is a voiceless palatal affricate, like inchili and chocolate in English; [c] is a voiceless dentalaffricate, like in the word for tsetse fly.) Data from Cowan & Rakušan 1985. 1. [tambo] 'paddy' 2. [te] 'hand' 3. [to] 'door' 4. [takaj] 'high' 5. [ita] 'board' 6. [curi] 'fishing' 7. [macu] 'pine tree' 8. [kucu] 'shoe' 9. [cuku] 'arrive 10. [cumetaj] 'cold' 11. [či] 'blood' 12. [čikara] 'strength' 13. [čizu] 'map' 14. [hači] 'bee' 15. [cuči] 'earth' 1. Are there any minimal pairs involving [t] and [c]? If so, whatare they? 2. Are there any minimal pairs involving [t] and [č]? If so, whatare they? 3. Are there any minimal pairs involving [c] and [č]? If so, whatare they? 4. Are any of these sounds in contrastive distribution,complementary distribution, or free variation? If so, giveexamples. 5. Are these three sounds all allophones of the same phoneme,allophones of two different phonemes, or allophones of threedifferent phonemes? Explain.