This chapter deals with questions which, rather than proposing a topic in the question itself, try to elicit a topic introduction from the hearer. This can be done through a yes/no as well as a WH-question. The chapter also examines the prosody of all the questions discussed in this and the previous two chapters.

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Topic Eliciting Strategies

  • Ronald Geluykens

摘要

This chapter deals with questions which, rather than proposing a topic in the question itself, try to elicit a topic introduction from the hearer. This can be done through a yes/no as well as a WH-question. The chapter also examines the prosody of all the questions discussed in this and the previous two chapters.