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In UNL, focus is to be represented by the following attributes.  
In UNL, focus is to be represented by the following attributes.  


{{#tree:id=unl_aspect|openlevels=0|root=Aspect|
{{#tree:id=unl_focus|openlevels=0|root=Focus|
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Revision as of 18:53, 20 May 2013

Focus is a grammatical category that determines which part of the sentence contributes new, non-derivable, or contrastive information.

Natural language

In the UNLarium, focus may assume the following values:

{{#tree:id=foc|openlevels=0|root=Focus (FOC)|

  • prominent (PRO): prominent
  • theme (THE): topic
  • rheme (RHE): comment

}}

UNL

In UNL, focus is to be represented by the following attributes.

{{#tree:id=unl_focus|openlevels=0|root=Focus| }}