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Family Talk

Discourse and Identity in Four American Families

by Deborah Tannen

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'Family Talk' presents a close examination of talk and its role in the day-to-day life of the American family. The text analyses an extensive body of data to identify ways in which family members create and enact their identities within the family.

Case studiesDiscourse analysisCommunication in familiesCommunication in the family
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