ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EMPHATIC
From Greek emphatikos expressive, forceful, from emphainein to exhibit, display, from phainein to show.
5 QUOTES WITH «EMPHATIC»
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I would argue that one of the issues which the public should be much more emphatic about with all politicians... is patronage, appointing people to high positions because they supported your campaign or helped you raise money.
The most emphatic place in a clause or sentence is the end. This is the climax; and, during the momentary pause that follows, that last word continues, as it were, to reverberate in the reader's mind. It has, in fact, the last word.
Over emphatic negatives always suggest that what is being denied may be what is really being asserted.
I answer in the affirmative with an emphatic 'No.'
In the Constitution of the American Republic there was a deliberate and very extensive and emphatic division of governmental power for the very purpose of preventing unbridled majority rule.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EMPHATIC»
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emphatic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The
emphatic Christian center: reforming Christian political ...
Rather, what is required is an ethic that is centered, or grounded, in a body of thought, commitments, and values that define human relations, culture, and institutions in a way that allows for effective political practice.For Christians, a ...
Kyle A. Pasewark, Garrett E. Paul, 1999
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The
Emphatic Diaglott: Containing the Greek Text of What Is ...
According To The Recension Of Dr. J. J. Graesbach.
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Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture ...
There are apparently no clear examples of emphatic sentences in which the sÿm.
n.f is introduced by jw, but the particles jn jw can introduce an emphatic question:
for ex- ample, jnjwjj.n.t rjtt.f nn dj.jjt.t sw m ë.j (MuK. 2, 3) Have you come to take ...
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A Basic Course in Iraqi Arabic: With Audio MP3 Files
A. Primary and secondary emphatics: General comments The examples in the
preceding unit have illustrated, among other things, the influence of emphatic
consonants on adjacent vowels: the quality of the a in baft 'ducks' is different from
that ...
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The Everything Large-Print Crossword Dictionary: Finding a ...
... 7 feelfor Emperor after Claudius 4 nero Emphasis 6 accent, stress Emphasize
6 playup Emphatic agreement 4 amen 5 ohyes 8 yessiree Emphatic assent in
Acapulco 4 sisi Emphatic denial 5 nosir 7 isaidno, itsalie Emphatic refusal 5
never, ...
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Word Order in Discourse
The emphatic form of the verb, in addition to appearing in emphatic focus
constructions, is also grammatically required in negated sentences and with WH-
words.16 As a consequence, the emphatic construction is extremely frequent in ...
Pamela Downing, Michael P. Noonan, 1995
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Punjabi: A Cognitive-descriptive Grammar
It has about fifteen emphatic particles and they can co-occur to denote varying
degrees of emphasis. Before I attempt to detail the system of emphasis, it should
be stressed that emphatic particles are sometimes quite difficult to translate into ...
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Competing Models of Linguistic Change: Evolution and Beyond
(emphatic) The lexical IO expressions in (5) are complementarily distributed: the
atonic dative pronoun in (5a) is unemphatic whereas the prepositionally dative-
marked tonic pronoun in (5b) is emphatic. Thus, there were two groups of lexical
...
Ole Nedergaard Thomsen, 2006
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Sudanese Arabic: Phonematics and Syllable Structure
In this case, one cannot have neutralisation. Rather, if it is the case that there is
no opposition between emphatic and non-emphatic in some environments of an
emphatic consonant, we would be forced to say simply that some emphatics do ...
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Speech Motor Control: New Developments in Basic and Applied ...
In Arabic, the so-called emphatic consonants form an interesting feature of the
consonantal system. The emphatic consonants are traditionally regarded as
being distinguished from the non-emphatic counterparts by pharyngealization,
i.e., ...
Ben Maassen, Pascal van Lieshout, 2010
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EMPHATIC»
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emphatic is used in the context of the following news items.
Newcastle target Toney starts as Cobblers claim emphatic win at …
Newcastle United target Ivan Toney was a starter as the Cobblers claimed a satisfying pre-season friendly win at Worthing on Tuesday night. «Northampton Chronicle & Echo, Jul 15»
Ruthless Sidebottom sets up emphatic victory
Ryan Sidebottom completed his second five-wicket haul of the match to finish with figures of 11 for 76, the second-best of his 18-year career, ... «The Times, Jul 15»
Maroons run riot to take Origin series decider in emphatic style
Queensland reclaimed rugby league's State of Origin bragging rights in emphatic style with a record 52-6 thrashing of New South Wales in front ... «Hong Kong Standard, Jul 15»
County Championship: Sidebottom inspires Yorkshire victory
Yorkshire completed an emphatic 174-run win over Warwickshire to register their sixth Championship win of the season. Ryan Sidebottom ... «BBC Sport, Jul 15»
All smiles as Serena downs Azarenka to reach semis
The answer was emphatic, even though the top seed found herself outmanoeuvred in a first set in which Azarenka's tennis reached the level ... «Reuters UK, Jul 15»
Saints thankful for emphatic victory
That they did in emphatic style, beating Mt Helena 162-33 (24.18 - 4.9). The Lions came out hard in the first quarter attempting to get the jump ... «Community Newspaper Group, Jul 15»
Records break as Pakistan seal emphatic win
Pakistan claimed a historic victory over Sri Lanka on Day 5 of the third and final test of the 3-match series to occupy third position in the test ... «The Nation, Jul 15»
Emphatic 'no' vote in Greek referendum triggers emergency …
European Council President Donald Tusk called a eurozone summit for July 7 to discuss the Greek debt crisis after Greeks voted ... «World Tribune, Jul 15»
Emphatic 'No' Prompts Greek Pride and Revelry
ATHENS — As news spread of the surprisingly strong victory for the no side in Sunday's referendum on the terms of a European bailout offer, ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
Rio here we come! Ireland hockey team qualify for Olympics with …
Rio here we come! Ireland hockey team qualify for Olympics with emphatic win over Malaysia. Ireland 4 Malaysia 1 ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
