Focus word stress

 Thought group

Pausing and change of meaning

Thought grouping

Rules of pausing

No pause

Pause necessary

Introductory phrase

Equally weighted items

Restrictive vs nonrestrictive modifiers

Focus word

Focus word and meaning
           Default place for focus words
           Default focus words
           Non-default focus words

For emphasis

For contrast

    Implicit contrast

    Modal verbs for contrast

    Marked negatives

    Contrastive stress shift

Pitch contour

Nuclear syllable and tonic stress

Pitch contour

Elements of the thought group

Pre-head

Head

Tail