Stories by Deborah Tannen

Deborah Tannen is a University Professor and a professor of linguistics at Georgetown University and author of many books, including You’re the Only One I Can Tell: Inside the Language of Women’s Friendships (Ballantine Books, 2017).

Biology

The Truth about Gender Differences in How We Speak

Men and women have different ways of speaking, but research reveals the conversational gender divide is not as stark as it seems

April 24, 2016 — Deborah Tannen

Mind & Brain

He Said, She Said

Women and men speak their own languages, but research reveals the conversational gender divide is not as stark as it seems

April 2, 2010 — Deborah Tannen