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Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. Study resource and theoretical basis
2.1 Significance of Friendship
2.2 definition of friendship
2.3 Introduction of the TV sitcom Friends
2.4 Theoretical basis: Face and politeness theory
3. A Social Phenomenon in Friendship relations: Alignment Patterns
3.1 Definition of Alignment Patterns
3.2 One Particular way to achieve alignment: Familiar terms of address
3.2.1Semantic Categorization and Rules of Address
3.2.2 Functions of nominal direct address
4. Analysis of direct address in various contexts
4.1 direct address in Greeting and Parting rituals
4.1.1 direct address in the context of Greeting sequences
4.1.2 direct address in the context of Parting sequences
4.2 direct address in the context of Apologies
4.3 direct address in the context of Requests
4.4 direct address in the context of comfort
4.5 direct address in the context of Knowledge Displays
4.6 Direct address in dual alignments
5. Conclusion
Works Cited
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