- This performance reinforces the hierarchy of CI (superior) over HA (inferior).
- It also reinforces linguistic hierarchies (Standard Mandarin vs. stigmatized Taiwanese Hokkien) to assert dominance in the conversation,.

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- Material Performance: Satisfaction is stabilized not just through words, but physical acts.
- Hierarchy reinforcement

Findings: Performing Normalization

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The Reading Experiment: Xiao-kun reads a consent form to demonstrate the difference between devices.
- Turning the CI Off: Xiao-kun actively disables herself to perform the "HA user" identity (narrow pitch, non-standard accent) and requests the others stop talking to her. 
- Turning the CI On: She performs the "CI user" identity (standard accent, wider pitch range, social engagement).

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