2.2.1. Classifications of questions in previous studies Thompson (1998, p. 140) classified questions as having two different orientations. The first type is the audience-oriented question. When a speaker asks a question belonging to this type, the audience is ‘‘at least symbolically’’ provided with an opportunity to either verbally or non-verbally respond to it. The other type is the content-oriented question. No audienceresponse occurs or seems to be expected for this type of question. Thompson further categorized audience-oriented questions into three functions: (1) to check if the audience can perceive and understand the speaker’s utterances, (2) to evoke a response from the audience, and (3) to seek an agreement with the audience. Similarly, she further categorized content-oriented questions into two functions: (1) to raise issues and (2) to introduce information.
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