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Deborah Tannen - Linguist
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Deborah Tannen

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Deborah Tannen is an American sociolinguist at Georgetown, known for discourse analysis and the 1990 book You Just Don't Understand.

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Deborah Tannen ranks #168 of 201 in the Linguist ranking, behind Moira Yip, ahead of Tony McEnery.

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Deborah Tannen scores 7.85/10 (Good) on Lunoo, making it a well-rated option in the Linguist category. Prominent discourse analyst and public linguist; broad reach, though gender generalizations drew criticism.
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