
Deborah Tannen
Linguistics Professor, Georgetown University; Author, You're the Only One I Can Tell
Deborah Tannen is a University Professor and professor of linguistics at Georgetown University. Her most recent book is You’re the Only One I Can Tell: Inside the Language of Women’s Friendships; best-sellers include You Just Don’t Understand: Women and Men in Conversation; You’re Wearing THAT?; and You Were Always Mom’s Favorite!. A frequent guest on TV and radio, Tannen has been featured in and written for major newspapers and magazines. She’s the author or editor of 16 books and over 100 articles for scholarly audiences, and has held visiting positions at Princeton University, the Institute for Advanced Study, and the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford.
Previously

2018 Festival
Words on the Move
Audio — 50m

2018 Festival
His and Hers: A Gender-Informed Guide to Friendship
Video — 51m 31s

2018 Festival
Deep Dive: Can Americans Come Together by Arguing Better?
Video — 1h 23m 34s

2018 Festival
Just Words: Do We Control Language or Does Language Control Us?
Video — 50m 34s