This book presents a theoretical framework of Elicitation Questions. Elicitation questions are
the most important aspect of second language learning ability. Understanding the purposes and
the conditions in which questions work best will help one master their use. Questioning is not
only one of the most important skills in language learning but also one of the main objectives
of learning English in our schools. Although there are a number of definitions it seems that
the term question has never been clearly defined. With the changes occurring within the
linguistic theories the term has been characterized in different ways. Questioning here refers
to the act of asking or putting or using questions through which a good number of functions can
be served. The manuscript examines a framework in discourse characterization both in English
and Persian and shed some light on the theoretical description of Elicitations in the two
languages. The result has significant implications for those involving in pragmatics discourse
analysis contrastive analysis pedagogy and translation.
