En esta unidad del curso podrás analizar
diversas maneras de dar énfasis a las frases inglesas.
1) Utilizando una acentuación especialmente
fuerte en la conversación o la cursiva negrita en los escritos
se pueden destacar determinadas palabras del resto de la frase.
– What is the name of the town
where you were born?
– Pegasus.
– Is it in fact a
town, or is it a village or a
city?
2) Utilizando determinadas palabras como
really, incluso el auxiliar do, cuya aplicación como "enfatizador"
está poco difundida entre los estudiantes hispano-parlantes. Observa estos
ejemplos:
Usando REALLY...
Give the name of a film star you
really like.
en lugar de expresar...
Give the name of a film star you like.
Usando DO...
Although this book
does have a strange title, I read it.
en lugar de expresar...
Although this book
has a strange title, I read it.
En el cuadro que aparece a continuación se
agrupan varios ejemplos más de palabras que se agregan a frases o que se
utilizan en lugar de otras palabras para dar énfasis a determinadas
expresiones. Seguramente ya conoces algunas de estas palabras "enfatizadoras":
Unemphatic Forms vs
Emphatic Forms
SIN ÉNFASIS
CON ÉNFASIS
Here.
Now.
>>
Righthere. Rightnow.
Yes.
No.
>>
Definitely.
Definitely not.
It's nice to see you.
I think ...
I like ...
I don't like ...
>>
It's reallynice to see
you.
I reallythink ...
I reallylike ...
I reallydon't like
...
Basándote en las explicaciones
anteriores lee estos dos idénticos diálogos A y B.
El primero se encuentra sin enfatizar. A fin de enfatizarlo,
completa el segundo diálogo seleccionando de cada menú la
alternativa más adecuada.
DIALOGUE "A"
MARY:
I don't like people who
smoke in public places.
PHIL:
Nor do I.
MARY:
I think smoking in public
places should be illegal.
PHIL:
I agree. You're right.
MARY:
You agree with me?
PHIL:
Yes, I do.
MARY:
You think it should be
illegal.
PHIL:
Yes. I smoked my last
cigarette at this airport.
MARY:
Did you?
PHIL:
Yes. Here at this airport.
Two years ago.
MARY:
Have you felt healthier
since you stopped smoking?
PHIL:
Much healthier, yes.
DIALOGUE "B"
MARY:
I
people who smoke in public
places.
PHIL:
Nor can I.
MARY:
I
think smoking in public
places should be illegal.
PHIL:
I
agree. You're
right.
MARY:
You agree with me?
PHIL:
Yes, I
do.
MARY:
You think it should be
illegal.
PHIL:
. I smoked my
last cigarette at this
airport.
MARY:
Did you?
PHIL:
Yes.
here at this airport.
two years ago.
MARY:
Have you felt healthier
since you stopped smoking?
