SENTENCE
FOCUS: EMPHASIZING CONTENT WORD
English speakers use contrast to emphasize the words
they want their hearer to notice.
v Be
understood better.
v Hear
better.
Sentence
Focus:
In each short sentence or clause there is a focus
word. The focus word is the most important word. English speakers help
listeners notice the focus word by giving in the most emphasis.
"It
rule have been taken of Pronunciation, Practice Activities, A resource book for
teaching English pronunciation. Martin Hewings pág
45, unit 6".
Focus and content words:
Content words are words that
carry the most information in a sentence. Nous, main verbs, adverbs, adjectives,
and questions words are content words.
The function words are used in a sentence, but It doesn't have the focus, only the focus word is usually a content word.
Example:
v My
cat eats fish. (Noun)
v He
loves it. (Main verb)
v But
only fresh fish. (Adjective)
v He eats
slowly. (Adverb)
v I
don’t know why he
eats that way. (Question word)
"It
rule have been taken of Pronunciation, Practice Activities, A resource book for
teaching English pronunciation. Martin Hewings pág
46, 47unit 6".
FOCUS
AT THE BEGINNING OF A CONVERSATION
The following
rule will help you to decide which word to emphasize when beginning a
conversation.
Example:
v The
dog chased a rabbit.
v We’re
waiting for you.
v What
are you doing?
"It
rule have been taken of Pronunciation, Practice Activities, A resource book for
teaching English pronunciation. Martin Hewings pág
59, unit 8".
FOCUS
AFTER THE BEGINNING OF A CONVERSATION
After a conversation begins, the
focus changes because the speakers want to call attention to the new thought
introduced in each new sentence. The focus word of the sentence that came
before is now an old thought. It is already understood and doesn’t need
emphasis.
v I
lost my hat.
v What
kind of hat?
v It
was a rain
hat.
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