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The Resource You're the only one I can tell : inside the language of women's friendships, Deborah Tannen

You're the only one I can tell : inside the language of women's friendships, Deborah Tannen

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Summary
"Women's friendships are a lifeline in times of trouble and a support system for daily life. A friend can be like a sister, daughter, mother, mentor, therapist, or confessor--or she can be all of these at once. She's seen you at your worst and celebrates you at your best. Figuring out what it means to be friends is, in the end, no less than figuring out how we connect to other people. Deborah Tannen deconstructs the ways women friends talk and how those ways can bring friends closer or pull them apart. From casual chatting to intimate confiding, from talking about problems to telling what you had for dinner, Tannen uncovers the patterns of communication and miscommunication that affect friendships at different points in our lives. She shows how even the best of friends--with the best intentions--can say the wrong thing, and how words can repair the damage done by words. The book explains: the power of women friends who show empathy, give advice--or just listen; how women use talk to connect to friends--and to subtly compete; how 'Fear of Being Left Out' and 'Fear of Getting Kicked Out' can haunt women's friendships; how social media is reshaping communication and relationships
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xviii, 276 pages
Contents
  • Women friends talking
  • That's not what I meant!: the invisible influence of conversational style
  • "We're a lot alike," "We're very different": the importance of being--or not being--the same
  • The same--or better?: connection and competition
  • FOBLO, FOGKO, and the safe embrace of women in groups
  • Too close for comfort: cutoffs, poaching, drama!
  • "Like" it or not: women, friendship, and social media
  • My friend, my sister, my self: what it means to be close
Isbn
9781101885802
Instance
Label
You're the only one I can tell : inside the language of women's friendships
Title
You're the only one I can tell
Title remainder
inside the language of women's friendships
Statement of responsibility
Deborah Tannen
Title variation
You are the only one I can tell
Creator
Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"Women's friendships are a lifeline in times of trouble and a support system for daily life. A friend can be like a sister, daughter, mother, mentor, therapist, or confessor--or she can be all of these at once. She's seen you at your worst and celebrates you at your best. Figuring out what it means to be friends is, in the end, no less than figuring out how we connect to other people. Deborah Tannen deconstructs the ways women friends talk and how those ways can bring friends closer or pull them apart. From casual chatting to intimate confiding, from talking about problems to telling what you had for dinner, Tannen uncovers the patterns of communication and miscommunication that affect friendships at different points in our lives. She shows how even the best of friends--with the best intentions--can say the wrong thing, and how words can repair the damage done by words. The book explains: the power of women friends who show empathy, give advice--or just listen; how women use talk to connect to friends--and to subtly compete; how 'Fear of Being Left Out' and 'Fear of Getting Kicked Out' can haunt women's friendships; how social media is reshaping communication and relationships
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FLWMD
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Tannen, Deborah
Dewey number
302.34082
Index
index present
LC call number
BF575.F66
LC item number
T36 2017
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Female friendship
  • Interpersonal communication
  • Conversation analysis
Label
You're the only one I can tell : inside the language of women's friendships, Deborah Tannen
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-263) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Women friends talking -- That's not what I meant!: the invisible influence of conversational style -- "We're a lot alike," "We're very different": the importance of being--or not being--the same -- The same--or better?: connection and competition -- FOBLO, FOGKO, and the safe embrace of women in groups -- Too close for comfort: cutoffs, poaching, drama! -- "Like" it or not: women, friendship, and social media -- My friend, my sister, my self: what it means to be close
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xviii, 276 pages
Isbn
9781101885802
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • ocn982493778
  • (OCoLC)982493778
Label
You're the only one I can tell : inside the language of women's friendships, Deborah Tannen
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-263) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Women friends talking -- That's not what I meant!: the invisible influence of conversational style -- "We're a lot alike," "We're very different": the importance of being--or not being--the same -- The same--or better?: connection and competition -- FOBLO, FOGKO, and the safe embrace of women in groups -- Too close for comfort: cutoffs, poaching, drama! -- "Like" it or not: women, friendship, and social media -- My friend, my sister, my self: what it means to be close
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xviii, 276 pages
Isbn
9781101885802
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • ocn982493778
  • (OCoLC)982493778

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