Deborah Tannen

Looking for a great place to start your internet research on this author? Here is Tannen's own homepage from Georgetown's site, where you'll find a wealth of information including a photo and links.

This PBS page has a link to Tannen talking about Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky in RealAudio, as well as the transcript of the interview from NewsHour. See what happens when she dissects this infamous statement: "There was no sexual relationship. "

Here's Tannen's page at Bookwire.com, where you'll find links to information about her books The Argument Culture, The Grand Chessboard, and You Just Don't Understand.

This review of The Argument Culture explores the role of fun in conflict. What do you learn about this book from the review? What kinds of things would you need to consult the book directly to find out? (Free registration required.)

Do you want some more information about one of Tannen's frequent topics? Here are some notes about male-female communication from Ohio State.

Did you know that Tannen writes more than nonfiction? This is a bibliography of her creative work. How might this information help you in writing about Tannen? How reliable do you think this information is? How can you tell?

Are you interested in placing some of these ideas into a specific context? Here are some observations about male-female communication in the workplace.

Here's her article "Discourse Analysis " in e-text. What does Tannen mean by language "beyond the sentence "? How does this help you understand the reading of hers in your textbook?

This is an interview from NewsHour about her book The Argument Culture. Here, she discusses the ramifications of people approaching almost every issue "as if it were a fight between two sides. "

Hungry for more of this author's work? This article has some of Tannen's thoughts about indirect discourse and gender difference.