7.113, Disc: Re: 7.88, Emphasis

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Subject: 7.113, Disc: Re: 7.88, Emphasis
 
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Date:  Sun, 21 Jan 1996 18:35:22 CST
From:  dberkley at babel.ling.nwu.edu (Deborah Milam Berkley)
Subject:  Re: 7.88, Qs: Tsimshian, Emphasis, Myths, Zager
 
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Date:  Sun, 21 Jan 1996 18:35:22 CST
From:  dberkley at babel.ling.nwu.edu (Deborah Milam Berkley)
Subject:  Re: 7.88, Qs: Tsimshian, Emphasis, Myths, Zager
 
David Lidsky asked about emphasis on auxiliaries in public
announcements in British English.  I don't know about British English,
but a similar change seems to be occurring in the U.S.A., and not just
in the future tense.  Auxiliary emphasis that I have noticed in the
last 3-4 years occurs in public announcements, and also in
(semi-)prepared speeches, such as used by people on, for example, free
telephone lines where people can call for answers about prescription
drugs, etc.  An example I encountered recently:
 
Question: "How should this solution be applied?"
 
Answer: "Since this drug IS absorbed through all parts of the the scalp,
we DO advise that you...."
 
Deborah Milam Berkley
Northwestern University
U.S.A.
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