Organizing the message
Focus and emphasis
Focus and emphasis
What is the most important new information?
inversion
adverbial
stress
emphasis
focus
cleft sentence
Maksud
The part of the message that carries the main emphasis, contrast, correction, or answer to the current question.
Cara mengenalinya
Ask which part would be stressed or corrected in context.
Visual guide
Message = background + focus Who bought the book? background: bought the book FOCUS: Anna Anna bought the book. = Anna, not Peter