Answers to in-text Questions
| Caption | Answer |
| How does your end-of-day communication with other people transact your relationships? How are the relationships between people here conveyed and transacted in talk? | The end of day communication represented here shows a woman communicating with someone (perhaps a long distance relationship) before bed. This could show the act of catching one another up on the activities of the day, or simply saying goodnight. |
| How do relationships grow or change, and how does this show up in talk? | People self-disclose their inner thoughts, secrets, worries, and concerns as they become closer. This conversation between friends (look at the distance between them, the place where the talk is happening, and their postures) seems intense and deep, not shallow and uninvolving. |
| The man in this photo just said, "We'll see you this weekend." Which type of relational continuity constructional unit is being displayed here? | This is an example of a prospective units because it provides recognition that an interaction is about to end but the relationship continues (in this case, this weekend). |
| As relationships come apart, people, especially couples, find it harder to interact and tend to become more hostile and unsympathetic in their behaviors toward each other. What are the signs that these partners are in distress about their relationship? | The expressions on the two people’s faces are clear, with the man scowling and the woman in the middle of an agressive comment. The hand placement indicates disagreement, with the man in a more defensive pose, and the women acting as if she is trying to make a point to him. |
| Do relationships develop and break down in linear fashion? | No, relationships do not break down linearly, though people often report as if they do. |