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In this course, Georgetown University linguistics professor Deborah Tannen investigates, through examples and clinical studies, the roots of miscommunication.
Some of the topics explored in these lectures include: Who talks more, men or women? Who interrupts more, women or men? What do women and men tend to talk about? Who is more indirect in saying what we mean? Why would anyone be indirect in saying what we mean? Where do these diff…
In this course, Georgetown University linguistics professor Deborah Tannen investigates, through examples and clinical studies, the roots of miscommunication.
The book addresses such provocative questions as: Why has the study of gender and language so often focused on the limitations of women's talk? How do academic practices constrain our understanding of how gender relations are re-created and maintained in language use? Why do ass…
"Talking Difference is a refreshing re-evaluation of current wisdom - both academic and popular - about men's and women's language. Mary Crawford critically assesses the abundant social science research of recent years, and its representation in the mass media, from talk shows t…
'Talking Difference provides an excellent critical review of a good selection of the research in language and gender published over the last 20 years, including a substantial amount from the area of psychology ... I found this an exhilarating book, written with energy and wit. C…
