Deborah Tannen appears in the following:
Why Do Slurs Hurt? And More Questions About Cussing
Tuesday, August 09, 2022
With the recent removal of words from popular songs, we learn about the history of how words become offensive.
You Were Always Mom’s Favorite
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Deborah Tannen discusses the perplexing relationships between sisters. Her latest book, You Were Always Mom’s Favorite: Sisters in Conversation Throughout Their Lives, shares insights and anecdotes from interviews with over a hundred women, and looks at the closeness and competition that exists between sisters.
You're Wearing That?
Friday, June 22, 2007
Conversation is the glue that holds women's relationships together, according to linguist Deborah Tannen. So when mother-daughter conversations go wrong, there can be big problems. Ms. Tannen's book is You're Wearing That?: Understanding Mothers and Daughters in Conversation.
A Pole-Dancing Terrorist
Friday, June 22, 2007
Conversation is the glue that holds mothers and daughters together, according to linguist Deborah Tannen. She joins us to today to explain how those conversations can go wrong, and why mothers and daughters tend to miscommunicate. Also: French director Pascale Ferran on her new film adaptation of Lady Chatterley's Lover. ...
CNN Town Hall; Argument Culture; Black vs. White Sitcom Audiences
Saturday, February 28, 1998
Did a CNN Town Hall Keep the U.S. From Going to War With Iraq?
