What is an elicitation frame?

Introduction
	A language associate needs to understand
	what you want to elicit, and how you want to elicit it.
	Frames help you constrain and control what you elicit. They are especially used in exploring the following aspects of a language:
	Phonology Syntax Language learning Vocabulary Lexical relations

Definition
	An elicitation frame is a fixed environment that is used for discovering or testing particular words.

Kinds
	Here are some kinds of frames:
	What is a sentence elicitation frame? What is a situational elicitation frame? What is a lexical relation elicitation frame?

Context for this page:

Concept module: elicitation frame
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): E
In modular book: Glossary of linguistic terms, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H., Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
In bookshelf: Linguistics

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