That's Not What I Meant!
Professor of Linguistics Deborah Tannen
- 05 juli 2011
- 9780062062994
Samenvatting:
Tannen combines a novelists ear for the way people speak with a rare power of original analysis....Fascinating.
Oliver Sacks, author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and The Minds Eye
In Thats Not What I Meant!, Deborah Tannen, renowned communication expert and author of the New York Times bestsellers Youre Wearing THAT? and You Just Dont Understand, explores how conversational styles can make or break interpersonal relationships at home, at work, or at play. Fans of her books and the healthily curious reader interested in popular psychology, feminism, linguistics, or social sciences will be fascinated by Tannens remarkable insights into unintentional conversational confusion. Thats Not What I Meant! is an essential guide to recognizing and adjusting what we say and how we are saying it in order to strengthen or save a relationship.