Part One. Introduction to the Pragmatic View of interpersonal Communication, p. 1 1. An Introduction to Interpersonal Communication as Relationship, p. 3 2. A Pragmatic Model of Interpersonal Communication, p. 22 Part Two. The Individual, the Context, and Languaje Behaviors, p. 43 3. The Individual and Interpersonal Communication, p. 45 4. The Context and Interpersonal Communication, p. 92 5. Languaje Use in Interpersonal Communication, p. 131 Part Three. The Relationship, p. 163 6. Enacting Relationships: Communicative Strategies and Patterns, p. 169 7. Communication Competence and Interpersonal Communication, p. 211 8. Creating relationships-Initiation, or "Getting Started", p. 238 9. Creating Relationships-Integration/Disintegration, or "Ups and Downs", p. 273 10. Creating Relationships-Termination, or "How Can I Leave Thee? Let Me Count the Ways", p. 335 11. "Becoming" Relationships-maintenance, or "For Better or Worse", p. 370 Summary, p. 407 Key Terms, p. 409 Glossary, p. 411 References, p. 425 Indexes, p. 447
