Talking Voices: Repetition, Dialogue, and Imagery in Conversational Discourse (Studies in Interactional Sociolinguistics)
'Pleasant to read and constantly stimulating ... an excellent introduction to the kind of analysis T[annen] does so well.' Ronald K. S. Macaulay, Language' ... a very stimulating book, it makes one look with fresh eyes on conversation and what it can tell us about linguistic structures in general.'  N. F. Blake, Lore and Language'Tannen should be applauded for pulling together work on ... a host of discourse features. She does so,  moreover, in a highly readable form that is surprisingly devoid of jargon.' Charles L. Briggs, American Anthropologist'Work like Tannen's reminds us how complex conversational interactions are.' Studies in Second Language Acquisition