Furthermore, the ensemble’s (e.g., Chandler, Phoebe) serve a meta-conversational function: they reframe FTAs as ludicrous, reducing face threat for the target but increasing it for the speaker. Example: When Ross says "I'm fine" (after seeing Rachel with Paolo), Chandler’s sotto voce "He's not fine" repairs group cohesion but exposes Ross’s face loss to the audience. 5. Limitations MPC analysis of Friends must account for the laugh track’s artificial TRP manipulation . A pause that would indicate politeness in natural conversation may simply be a hold for laughter. Moreover, characters often speak simultaneously in ways that would violate CA norms but are edited to sound linear.
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