Matching Pairs Heirarchy of Organized MeaningOnline version Comm-200 by Emily Stedman 1 Lifescripts 2 Speech acts 3 Content 4 Cultural patterns 5 Relationships 6 Episodes One day, Jack proposed to Jill. He got down on one knee and gave a romantic speech. Jill broke out into tears of joy and hugged Jack. This interaction is both a cultural norm in the US and a moment in Jack and Jill's relationship representative of how they interact with one another. Jill is sometimes hesitant to be herself around her boyfriend Jack. Jill is insecure because her last relationship was toxic and unhealthy. Jill's past relationship has a lasting effect on Jill and affects how she interacts in this new relationship. Jack and Jill have been dating for 5 months and have become very close. They recently told each other, "I love you." They have established that neither of them is seeing anyone else and to do so would be a violation of the other one's trust. When Jack gets stressed about work, Jill reminds him that she will always be there for him. Jack tells Jill, "I will always love you," when she is feeling upset. These promises to each other establish trust as time goes on and indicate their feelings towards each other. When Jack and Jill first met, they were at a formal dinner in New York City. They were both dressed to the nines and made sure to use proper language and interacted in a polite manner because that is what is socially acceptable in such a setting. When Jack and Jill first met, Jill told Jack she was a kindergarten teacher and Jack thought that Jill must be a very nice person. Jack told Jill he was a doctor and Jill inferred that Jack was smart.
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