Deborah Tannen

Deborah Tannen (born June 7, 1951) is a professor of sociolinguistics at Georgetown University. She is the author of several popular books about the way people in social situations talk to each other. By studying these interactions, she attempts to help others to understand them and so get along better in relationships.

Bibliography

• Talking from 9 to 5: Women and Men at Work (ISBN 0380717832)
• That's Not What I Meant!
• You Just Don't Understand
• The Argument Culture
• I Only Say This Because I Love You (ISBN 0345407520)

External links

• Tannen's home page at Georgetown University