Backgrounds Quote by Deborah Tannen

Male-female conversation is cross-cultural communication

— Deborah Tannen

“If we speak only our primary language and encounter someone else who speaks only his or her primary language, which is different from ours,…

— Gary Chapman

Most of the time, communication gets confused with conversation. In fact, the two are distinctly different.

— Abdul Kalam

Language develops by interacting with other people talking to you.

— Jean Berko Gleason

I think a very important aspect of language has to do with the establishment of social relations and interactions. Often, this is described as…

— Noam Chomsky

There is a narrow class of uses of language where you intend to communicate. Communication refers to an effort to get people to understand…

— Noam Chomsky

For most women, the language of conversation is primarily a language of rapport: a way of establishingconnections and negotiating relationships. Emphasis is placed on…

— Anonymous

For most women, the language of conversation is primarily a language of rapport: a way of establishing connections and negotiating relationships.

— Deborah Tannen

A common language is a first step towards communication across cultural boundaries.

— Ethan Zuckerman

While language can surely be used for communication (as can much else), communication probably has no special role in its design or evolution.

— Noam Chomsky

It doesn't matter if you can't speak the same language. If you have pictures, or better still, if you can draw things, then you…

— Antony Gormley

If you want to relate to a certain audience or generation, you have to speak their language. I truly believe that.

— Erykah Badu