Deborah Frances Tannen (born June 7. Deborah Tannen's main research focus is on the expression of interpersonal relationships in conversational interaction. You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation [Deborah Tannen] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Visit Amazon.com's Deborah Tannen Page and shop for all Deborah Tannen books and other Deborah Tannen related products (DVD, CDs, Apparel). Check out pictures. Deborah Tannen, Shari Kendall, and Cynthia Gordon. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007: 27-69 Tannen, Deborah. Talking the Dog: Framing Pets as Interactional. Deborah Tannen is best known as the author of You Just Don't Understand, which was on The New York Times Best Seller list for nearly four years years, including eight. Deborah Tannen's Op-Ed in the Washington Post, Our impossible expectations of Hillary Clinton and all women in authority (February 19) V iew Full List of Articles. Deborah Tannen is a frequent guest on television and radio news and information shows, including The Colbert Report, 20/20, Good Morning America. Language. Conversation. Relationships. Everything we do, at work and at home, is done through talk. No one understands this better than linguist Deborah Tannen. Difference theory is often compared to the earlier. In her development on the difference theory Deborah Tannen in particular drew on the work of Daniel Maltz. Who Does the Talking Here? Network News X Profile. View More Activity. TOOLBOX. Resize Print. E-mail. Reprints. By Deborah Tannen.