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You Just Don't Understand

by Deborah Tannen
Deborah Tannen
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Deborah Tannen's #1 bestseller revolutionized the way men and women talk — and listen — to each other — at home, at work, and wherever the communication gap between the sexes can lead to troublesome misunderstandings. The problem dates back to childhood, when boys and girls learn to use language in distinctly different ways; years later, their adult efforts to talk often place them at cross purposes — even when both are sincerely trying to communicate.
Dr. Tannen illustrates how the best intentions can go painfully awry between spouses, family members, co-workers and friends, With You Just Don't Understand, you'll recognize yourself and your own efforts to be understood — and gain valuable insight to help you communicate better than ever before.

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  • Release date

    June 1, 1991

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780743545358
      • File size: 41050 KB
      • Duration: 01:25:31

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      June 5, 1990
      Georgetown University linguistics professor Tannen here ponders gender-based differences that, she claims, define and distinguish male and female communication. Opening with the rationale that ignoring such differences is more dangerous than blissful, she asserts that for most women conversation is a way of connecting and negotiating. Thus, their parleys tend to center on expressions of and responses to feelings, or what the author labels ``rapport-talk'' (private conversation). Men, on the other hand, use conversation to achieve or maintain social status; they set out to impart knowledge (termed ``report-talk,'' or public speaking). Calling on her research into the workings of dialogue, Tannen examines the functioning of argument and interruption, and convincingly supports her case for the existence of ``genderlect,'' contending that the better we understand it, the better our chances of bridging the communications gap integral to the battle of the sexes.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Cultural differences compound gender polarities in people's attempts to communicate verbally. When we can learn to understand the different "languages" spoken to us, we can avoid hurt feelings and misunderstandings never intended by the speaker. Barbara Rosenblat treats this scholarly work as though it were, itself, a conversation among colleagues. Her widely acclaimed expertise in creating fictional characters serves well in Tannen's many examples of dialogue among and between adults and children and among people of different socio-geographical cultures. In the narrative passages, Rosenblat clearly "gets" what the author is trying to say, and makes sure we "get it" too. Her engaging tone perfectly matches Tannen's convincing text. R.P.L. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine
    • AudioFile Magazine
      This best-selling book about the problems that men and women face in communicating to each other in everyday situations translates very well to an unabridged audiobook. Conversations that the author uses as examples on the printed page are enhanced by listening to them. The narrator, one of Books on Tape's most prolific readers, Donada Peters, does an excellent job conveying the bewilderment of both individuals as what they are saying is misinterpreted. Books on Tape is one of the few audio publishers that includes blurbs, acknowledgments and prefaces. For this, they are commended. This is highly recommended as a nonfiction title. E.F. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      January 1, 1991
      Georgetown University linguistics professor Tannen asserts that misunderstandings between the sexes often arise because women like to connect emotionally in conversation while men prefer to impart knowlege. ``Tannen examines the functioning of argument and interruption, and convincingly supports her case for the existence of `genderlect,' '' said PW. Author tour.

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