Fluctuating Connotative Stress refers to the phenomenon of changing the stressed word to change the meaning of a sentence.
"She" doesn’t like him - that specific woman doesn’t like him
She "doesn’t" like him - to confirm she is not interested in him
She doesn’t "like" him - implying that she feels a different emotion towards him
She doesn’t like "him" - indicating she likes someone else
"She" doesn’t like him - that specific woman doesn’t like him
She "doesn’t" like him - to confirm she is not interested in him
She doesn’t "like" him - implying that she feels a different emotion towards him
She doesn’t like "him" - indicating she likes someone else
Fluctuating Connotative Stress refers to the phenomenon of changing the stressed word to change the meaning of a sentence.
Created by Jaime Nicolaou, Basree Arif, Ms Erin Mahar
Created by Jaime Nicolaou, Basree Arif, Ms Erin Mahar
by brokenhandbaby March 16, 2022