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<p>utrecht 2</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>Speakers can indicate that a certain syllable is important by making a pitch movement on that particular syllable. This [[accent]]-lending pitch movement places the syllable (or the word or word group) in focus. The focus domain covers the string of speech sounds that together form the important part. &lt;br /&gt;'''Broad focus''' vs '''narrow focus'''&lt;nowiki&gt;: the focus domain can be broad or narrow, and this is exemplified in the following questions and answers (focus domain is shown between brackets). &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;br /&gt; (1) Question: Did you see a grey dog or a cat? Answer: I saw [a grey DOG]. &lt;br /&gt; (2) Question: Did you see a grey dog or a grey cat? Answer: I saw a grey [DOG]. &lt;br /&gt; In (1), the focus domain covers the word group &quot;a grey dog&quot;, whereby the pitch accent is placed on &quot;dog&quot;. In (2) the focus domain is narrowed to &quot;dog&quot;, as this is the only important word in the word group. &lt;br /&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> === Link ===<br /> <br /> [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Focus&amp;lemmacode=753 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]<br /> <br /> === References ===<br /> <br /> * Chomsky, N. 1981. ''Lectures on Government and Binding,'' Foris, Dordrecht.<br /> <br /> {{dc}}<br /> [[Category:Phonetics]]</div>

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