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A Linguist’s Intellectual Journey with Deborah Tannen - Conversations with History
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:55:32
Publish Date: 2017-11-10 15:00:00
Description: Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Deborah Tannen, University Professor, Georgetown University, for a discussion of her intellectual odyssey. Topics covered include: formative experiences; the concept of conversational style; the skills and temperament desirable for work in linguistics; the examples of applying concepts in her work in understanding communication between men and women and in her work in understanding the erosion of civic discourse; and using linguistics to understand the 2016 Presidential campaign. Series: "Conversations with History" [Show ID: 33090]
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