Echo Question
Echo Question
An echo question is a question that
- occurs in the turn after a repairable utterance, and
- repeats the portion felt by the speaker to need repair.
(English)
B’s question in the following exchange is an echo question:
Page/s: 74
Source: Hartmann and Stork 1972
Hartmann, R.R.K., and F.C. Stork. 1972.Dictionary of language and linguistics. London: Applied Science.
Broader Terms
Related terms
- ExactMatch: https://glossary.sil.org/term/echo-question
