Spotlight / Focus
What is the most important new information?
ความหมาย
The part of the message that carries the main emphasis, contrast, correction, or answer to the current question.
วิธีสังเกต
Ask which part would be stressed or corrected in context.
ตัวอย่าง
only|even|it was|not X but Y
it was Anna who|ANNA did it|only Peter
Anna bought the book, not Peter.
Visual guide
Message = background + focus Who bought the book? background: bought the book FOCUS: Anna Anna bought the book. = Anna, not Peter
Same focus, many shapes Stress: ANNA did it Cleft: it was Anna who... Particle: only Peter Contrast: not X but Y Word order/focus slot may mark it Task: find the spotlight
มุมมองภาษา
ในภาษาของคุณ
Focus can be shown by stress, word order and particles such as -ই.
আমি-ই কাজটা করেছি।
I myself did the work.
ในภาษาที่กำลังเรียน
Focus is expressed by stress, cleft constructions, particles, or fronting/dislocation.
C’est Anna qui a acheté le livre.
It is Anna who bought the book.
Learners may overuse plain word order and miss c’est...qui/que focus patterns.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.