Emphasis Emphasis Communication Word ˈemfəsɪs Language Important Role

• the emphasis is very much on learning the spoken language.
• to put/lay/place emphasis on something
• increased emphasis is now being placed on corporate image.
• we provide all types of information, with an emphasis on legal advice.

emphasis

1. special importance that is given to something
• synonym stress
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/stress_1
• The emphasis is very much on learning the spoken language.
• to put/lay/place emphasis on something
• Increased emphasis is now being placed on corporate image.
• We provide all types of information, with an emphasis on legal advice.
• There has been a shift of emphasis from manufacturing to service industries.
• The course has a vocational emphasis.
• The examples we will look at have quite different emphases.
• This case emphasizes/highlights the importance of honest communication between managers and employees.
• Effective communication skills are essential/crucial/vital.
• It should be noted that this study considers only verbal communication. Non-verbal communication is not dealt with here.
• It is important to remember that/An important point to remember is that non-verbal communication plays a key role in getting your message across.
• Communication is not only about the words you use but also your body language and, especially/above all, the effectiveness with which you listen.
• I would like to draw attention to the role of listening in effective communication.
• Choose your words carefully: in particular, avoid confusing and ambiguous language.
• Finally, and perhaps most importantly, you must learn to listen as well as to speak.
2. the extra force given to a word or phrase when spoken, especially in order to show that it is important; a way of writing a word (for example drawing a line underneath it) to show that it is important
• synonym stress
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/stress_1
• ‘I can assure you,’ she added with emphasis, ‘the figures are correct.’

Extra Examples

• Both subjects should be given equal emphasis.
• Education received special emphasis.
• Examine the events leading to the war, with particular emphasis on France’s role in them.
• He put extra emphasis on the word ‘never’.
• His slight emphasis on the word ‘Lady’ was definitely mocking.
• I believe the education system places undue emphasis on exam results.
• In recent years, the emphasis has moved away from punishing drug addicts towards helping them.
• Little emphasis was placed on educating people about the dangers.
• She repeated the question with emphasis.
• The Democrats shifted the emphasis away from direct taxation.
• The company lays great emphasis on customer care.
• The emphasis is on keeping fit rather than developing lots of muscles.
• We discussed where the main emphasis should be placed.
• a cultural emphasis on educational achievement
• schools that put a heavy emphasis on sporting achievement
• with the new emphasis on individuality and creative expression
• The classes have a vocational emphasis.

Word Origin

• late 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek, originally ‘appearance, show’, later denoting a figure of speech in which more is implied than is said (the original sense in English), from emphainein ‘exhibit’, from em- ‘in, within’ + phainein ‘to show’.