Type | Definition | Example |
AQ (ask a question) | Refers to asking questions to start a certain topic. Question types are divided into two categories based on the questioning. A. OPEN (open-ended question) B. Y/N (yes/no question) | A: Mother: “What is this?” B: Mother: “Is this it?” |
FB (feedback) | A response to a discourse or a question. | Mother: “Look here.” Child: “Hmm.” |
PI (provide information) | Provide information content. | Mother: “They’re brushing their teeth.” |
PE (propose evaluation) | Expresses opinions about the characters or events in the story. | Mother: “It’s not right for him to do that.” |
AA (attract attention) | Refers to words used to attract the other person’s attention. | Mother: “Look here.” |
RC (repeat or clarify) | Repeating the former words and content, or correcting or clarifying the former words. | Mother: “What is this?” Child: “Book” Mother: “Oh, the book.” |
TI (task instruction) | On assigning tasks and demanding words of command. | Mother: “You read it.” |
NR (no response) | Indicates that the speaker is silent or refuses to answer the question. | Mother: “What is he doing?” Child: “I don’t know.” |