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Word order - neutral/natural vs emphatic

Natty_Gann

Word order - neutral/natural vs emphatic

Post by Natty_Gann »

I'm trying to get a feel for how emphasis shifts depending on word order. In the clothing skill, there is an exercise to translate, "Is it wool?". Is it fair to say that:
Είναι μάλλινο; -- is a more natural/neutral word order
Μάλλινο είναι; -- places emphasis on μάλλινο?

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sotos_greece
Greece

Re: Word order - neutral/natural vs emphatic

Post by sotos_greece »

you are correct....

(tip1)..emphasis many times expresses more accurately
when facial movements and sketches take place (like all languages)

(tip2).. a short phrase like that..."is it wool"... has VERY FEW info in it.
There is almost NO way to define exactly the emphasis. It's common logic.
You need the whole text-paragraph-etc to realize if it is emphasised or not

(btw...i am no teacher..)


(btw. i am NO teacher)

Natty_Gann

Re: Word order - neutral/natural vs emphatic

Post by Natty_Gann »

Thank you for your reply. Is it wool/είναι μάλλινο probably wasn't the best example, but I'm hoping that starting with shorter sentences will help me understand natural vs emphatic word order in longer, more complex sentences.

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