Fluctuating Connotative Stress

Fluctuating Connotative Stress refers to the phenomenon of changing the stressed word to change the meaning of a sentence.

"She" doesn’t like him - that specific woman doesn’t like him

She "doesn’t" like him - to confirm she is not interested in him

She doesn’t "like" him - implying that she feels a different emotion towards him

She doesn’t like "him" - indicating she likes someone else

Fluctuating Connotative Stress refers to the phenomenon of changing the stressed word to change the meaning of a sentence.

Created by Jaime Nicolaou, Basree Arif, Ms Erin Mahar