THE PRAGMATIC AND STYLISTIC IMPACT OF EMPHATIC STRUCTURES IN ENGLISH COMMUNICATION
Keywords:
emphatic structures, pragmatics, stylistics, English discourse, inversion, parallelism, rhetorical questions, communicative intention, expressivenessAbstract
this article explores the pragmatic and stylistic impact of emphatic structures in English communication. Emphasis plays a crucial role in shaping meaning, guiding interpretation, and strengthening the speaker’s communicative intention. The study examines various emphatic devices such as syntactic inversion, parallel constructions, cleft sentences, repetition, and rhetorical questions, analyzing their functional significance in both spoken and written discourse. From a pragmatic perspective, emphatic structures contribute to highlighting new or contrastive information, expressing attitudes, and enhancing persuasive effect. Stylistically, they increase expressiveness, emotional intensity, and textual cohesion. The research is based on descriptive and analytical methods, drawing examples from authentic English texts. The findings demonstrate that emphatic constructions are not merely grammatical variations but powerful communicative tools that influence interpretation and interaction in English discourse.
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