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Deborah Tannen

    June 7, 1945

    Deborah Tannen is a preeminent linguist whose work delves into the core of human interaction. She meticulously examines the subtle nuances in conversations, particularly the distinctions between male and female communication styles, illuminating how these patterns shape our relationships at home and in the workplace. Tannen's skill lies in translating complex linguistic findings into accessible language, bringing her insights to a broad audience. Beyond her seminal work on communication, she has also explored other literary forms, including poetry and plays, showcasing a diverse artistic range.

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    • I Only Say This Because I Love You

      Talking to Your Parents, Partner, Sibs, and Kids When You're All Adults

      • 368 pages
      • 13 hours of reading
      4.0(73)Add rating

      Exploring the complexities of family communication, Deborah Tannen delves into the reasons conversations often become circular and frustrating. Drawing on her expertise as a linguist, she examines the dynamics that lead to misunderstandings and emotional turmoil among adult family members. Through insightful analysis, Tannen sheds light on the underlying patterns that contribute to these challenges, offering a deeper understanding of familial interactions and the emotional ties that complicate them.

      I Only Say This Because I Love You
    • Often it's not what you say, but how you say it, that counts. Deborah Tannen, the internationally-acclaimed expert on communication and author of the bestselling YOU JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND, will help you recognize your own conversational style and how it meshes or clashes with the styles of others. Entertaining and informative, everyone who speaks will want to read this gem.

      That's Not what I Meant!
    • You Just Don't Understand

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      3.9(5774)Add rating

      With a combination of scientific insight and humor, the author shows why women and men can walk away from the same conversation with completely different impressions of what was said. Studded with examples of real conversations, this book provides readers with the tools to understand what went wrong - and to find a common language in which to strengthen relationships at work and at home. Contents: 1. Different words, different worlds 2. Asymmetries: women and men talking at cross-purposes 3. 'Put down that paper and talk to me?': rapport-talk and report-talk 4. Gossip 5. 'I'll explain it to you': lecturing and listening 6. Community and contest: styles in conflict 7. Who's interpreting? issues of dominance and control 8. Damned if you do 9. 'Look at me when i'm talking to you!': cross talk across the ages 10. Living with asymmetry: opening lines of communication.

      You Just Don't Understand
    • Finding My Father

      • 272 pages
      • 10 hours of reading
      3.6(92)Add rating

      In this memoir, Deborah fulfills her promise to her father, embarking on the poignant, yet perilous, quest to piece together the puzzle of her father's life. Beginning with his astonishingly vivid memories of the Hasidic community in Warsaw that he was born into in 1908, she traces his journey: arriving in New York City in 1920, he quit high school at fourteen to become sole support of his mother and sister, yet attended law school at night and eventually established the largest workmen's compensation practice in New York. In the intervening years, he became active in the Communist Party, then New York's Liberal Party, running for Congress on its ticket. As Deborah comes to better understand her father's--and her own--relationship to Judaism, she also uncovers aspects of her father's life she would never have imagined. When she discovers letters from another woman he might have married, she is forced to rethink her assumptions about her parents' marriage. .

      Finding My Father
    • Deborah Tannen's No. 1 New York Times bestseller You Just Don't Understand revolutionized communication between women and men. Mothers and daughters often misunderstand each other as they struggle to find the right balance between closeness and independence. They both want to be seen for who they really are, but tend to see the other as failing short of who she should be. Each overestimates the other's power and underestimates her own. Deborah Tannen examines every aspect of this complex dynamic, from the dark side that can shadow a woman throughout her life, to the new technologies like e-mail and Instant Messaging that are transforming mother-daughter communication. With groundbreaking insights, pitch-perfect dialogues, and deeply moving memories of her own mother, Tannen untangles the knots daughters and mothers can get tied up in. Eye-opening and heart-felt, You're Wearing THAT? illuminates and enriches one of the most important relationships in our lives.

      You're wearing that? : understanding mothers and daughters in conversation
    • Deborah Tannen brachte eine aufsehenerregende Diskussion in Gang. In ihren weltbekannten Büchern zeigt sie auf, wie in Gesprächen zwischen Männern und Frauen immer wieder Mißverständnisse auftreten. Für alle Leserinnen und Leser, die mehr über den theoretischen Hintergrund ihrer Arbeit erfahren wollen, bietet die Bestsellerautorin hier nun einen kompakten Einstieg. In gut verständlicher Weise verdeutlicht sie ihre spezifischen Methoden der Gesprächsanalyse, die sich von der traditionell ausgerichteten Linguistik erheblich unterscheiden. Dabei behandelt sie insbesondere wichtige Ge-sprächsstrategien wie Schweigen, Ausweichmanöver, Unterbrechen der Gesprächspartnerin oder des Gesprächspartners und Einbringen neuer Themen. Anhand von Gesprächsbeispielen veranschaulicht Tannen unterschiedliche Situationskontexte und zeigt, wie Sprecher oder Sprecherin sich oft ihrer eigenen sprachlichen Gepflogenheiten nicht bewußt sind und in Schwierigkeiten geraten, wenn sie den Gesprächsstil anderer deuten.

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    • Die Schwester: beste Freundin und größte Rivalin Wie kaum eine andere Beziehung verläuft die Schwesterbeziehung zwischen den Polen Nähe und Konkurrenz. Ein Wort der Schwester genügt, um einen zum Lachen zu bringen oder die gemeinsame Vergangenheit wachzurufen. Ein Wort der Schwester kann einen aber auch in ein wahres Gefühlschaos stürzen. Für viele Frauen ist die Schwester daher sowohl treue Freundin als auch erbitterte Gegnerin. Aufschlussreich und unterhaltsam vermittelt Tannen einen tieferen Einblick in diese einzigartige und kostbare Beziehung und hilft, die Schwester besser zu verstehen.

      "Du warst ja schon immer Mamas Liebling!"
    • Die Bücher von Deborah Tannen, Autorin von "Du kannst mich einfach nicht verstehen", gelten als "Wegweiser durch den Irrgarten der Kommunikation". Hauptthema der renommierten Soziolinguistin und Sozialwissenschaftlerin ist immer die Sprache und ihre Rolle in zwischenmenschlichen Beziehungen. Im vorliegenden Buch befasst sie sich mit dem Thema "Streiten" und zeigt Wege auf, die weg vom uralten Konfliktdenken hin zur offenen Dialogkultur führen.

      Laß uns richtig streiten
    • Deborah Tannens Buch erklärt, warum Kommunikation in Familien so häufig schmerzhaft und problematisch ist. Durch die genaue Beobachtung und Analyse von wirklichen Gesprächen zeigt die Autorin, wie Missverständnisse entstehen und welche Rolle Ängste und Verletzlichkeiten dabei spielen. Deborah Tannens Buch erklärt, warum Kommunikation in Familien so häufig schmerzhaft und problematisch ist. Durch die genaue Beobachtung und Analyse von wirklichen Gesprächen zeigt die Autorin, wie Missverständnisse entstehen und welche Rolle Ängste und Verletzlichkeiten dabei spielen.

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