جەختکرن د گۆڤەرا بەهدینیدا

Abstract

Emphasis is a linguistic phenomenon present in all languages of the world. This phenomenon aims to highlight a specific element or meaning in speech to attract the listener’s attention to it as the primary focus of the speaker. In the Kurdish language, this phenomenon is expressed through phonetic means (such as intonation and melody), morphological and syntactic means (such as the use of morphemes, word order, and intensification of structures), or through meaning.

The phenomenon of emphasis has not been studied in a detailed and comprehensive manner in the Behdini dialect of Kurdish. Therefore, this research attempts to shed light on emphasis at the syntactic level, describing the ways in which elements that perform the function of emphasis in a sentence are identified and encoded. It is hypothesized that at the syntactic level, there are multiple methods and elements to achieve this phenomenon. A descriptive-analytical approach was followed to achieve this goal. The research concluded that at the syntactic level, elements such as identification of elements, intensification of structure, repetition, and variety of means all contribute to the realization of emphasis.