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Verifying the Theories of Deborah Tannens You Just Dont guess Wowork force and Men in Conversation with an Episode of politically Incorrect with street arab MaherThe book You Just Dont Understand Women and Men in Conversation, written by Deborah Tannen, is an analytical book offering scientific insights on the conversational differences between women and men. The book is copyrighted 1990 and is unchanging read and widely talked about all all over the world. Tannen is a Professor of Linguistics at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Tannen is a graduate of the University of California-Berkeley and has a doctorates stagecoach in linguistics. She is a highly creditable author who has written many an(prenominal) books on social differences between women and men. Some of her otherwise books include Thats Not What I Meant How Conversational Style Makes or Breaks Relationships and Talking From 9 to 5 Women and Men in the Workplace. Her books have been translated into 26 l anguages and are still read by thousands of people every year (Tannen 13). Tannens mental lexicon TermsOne of Tannens major claims is that women commit rapport-talk and men use report-talk. Women use their rapport-talk as private speaking (Tannen 77). It is a way to happen upon connections and negotiations with the people to which women talk. Women will establish similarities and matching experiences to make conversation. On the other hand, men normally talk using the report-talk. Tannen would consider this public speaking. Tannen defines report-talk as the primary means to preserve independence and negotiate and brinytain stead in a hierarchical social order. Tannen proceeds to explain how men exhibit their knowledge and skills by telling stories, joking, or even impartin... ...nt Understand have been put to the test. The episode of Politically Incorrect was a perfect representation of Tannens ideas and theories. My evidence definitely agrees with Tannen. The episod e of Politically Incorrect demonstrated Tannens claims. Tannens vocabulary terms of report-talk and rapport-talk were exemplified passim the episode. I find it quite amazing how accurate Tannens main arguments were. An interesting fact is that Tannen wrote You Just Dont Understand over twelve years ago. Women and men have not changed their conversation styles in that twelve-year time period.Works CitedPolitically Incorrect. Perf. Bill Maher, Tom Green, Howard Lyman, Humberto Fontova, and Florence Henderson. KCAU-9, Sioux City. 18 work on 2002.Tannen, Deborah. You Just Dont Understand Women and Men in Conversation. bleak York First Quill, 2001.