Deborah Tannen's Talk in the Intimate Relationship . This paper discusses Deborah Tannen's article "Talk in the Intimate Relationship." The paper analyses Tannen's theme of how the conversations of men and women are prone to misunderstanding. The paper contends that the author bases her arguments on the assumption that gender roles are rooted in nature. In this way, the author ignores the process of social construction of gender differences. 4 pgs. No bibliography provided. Pages: 4 Bibliography: 0 source(s) listed Filename: 4365 Talk Intimate Relationship.doc Price: 35.80