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Glossary of Linguistic Terms

Focus

Definition:

Focus is a term that refers to information, in a sentence, that

  • is new
  • is of high communicative interest
  • is marked by stress
  • typically occurs late in the sentence, and
  • complements the presupposed information typically presented early in the sentence.
Examples:

(English)

Here are some examples of focused elements:

  • Your books are on the shelf.
  • It was math that gave him trouble.

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.

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