Deborah Tannen
List of John Benjamins publications for which Deborah Tannen plays a role.
Journal
ISSN 1569-2159 | E-ISSN 1569-9862
Articles
2020 Chapter 12. Crossing over: Writing (and talking) for general (as compared to academic) audiences Professional Development in Applied Linguistics: A guide to success for graduate students and early career faculty, Plonsky, Luke (ed.), pp. 165–180 | Chapter
Drawing on my own experience, I address some of the challenges and benefits of writing for both academic and general audiences. I note, for example, that when I write for general audiences, I can’t say much of what I know because it would take too long to explain. In my academic writing, I can’t… read more
2008 “We’re never been close, we’re very different”: Three narrative types in sister discourse Narrative Inquiry 18:2, pp. 206–229 | Article
Drawing on interviews I conducted with women about their sisters, I identify three narrative types: small-n narratives, big-N Narratives and Master Narratives. Small-n narratives are accounts of specific events or interactions that speakers said had occurred with their sisters. Big-N Narratives… read more
1992 How is conversation like literary discourse? The role of imagery and details in creating involvement The Linguistics of Literacy, Downing, Pamela A., Susan D. Lima and Michael Noonan (eds.), pp. 31–46 | Article