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Different Games, Different Rules Why Americans and Japanese Misunderstand Each Other

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ISBN-10: 0195154851

ISBN-13: 9780195154856

Edition: 2002 (Reprint)

Authors: Haru Yamada, Deborah Tannen

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This study looks at why and how differences in conversational style create misunderstandings between Americans and Japanese. It examines the strategies and subliminal assumptions that organize and inform our interpretations of each other.
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Book details

List price: $56.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/11/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 190
Size: 9.21" wide x 6.10" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Deborah Tannen is the bestselling author of "The Argument Culture", "Talking from 9 to 5", "That's Not What I Meant", & "You Just Don't Understand", which was on "The New York Times" bestseller list for nearly four years, including eight months as number one. She is a professor at Georgetown University, in Washington D.C. "I Only Say This Because I Love You" is her seventeenth book. Her latest book is entitled, "You Were Always Mom's Favorite: Sisters in Conversation Throughout Their Lives."

Foreword
A Few Notes on the Text
Two Stories, Two Games
Communication Equipment
Speak for Yourself, Listen to Others
Taking Care of Business
Open for Business
Scoring Points
Support Network
The Truth about Teasing, Praising, and Repeating
Role Models: Working Man, Nurturing Mother
You Are What You Speak
Notes
References
Index