Emphasis to Express Meaning

Speakers often emphasize a word to express a certain emotion or meaning. The exact emotion
or meaning will depend on the emphasized word and on the situation.
• I don’t like it. Please stop! (The emphasis probably shows anger.)
• You don’t like it? Really? (The emphasis probably expresses surprise.)
• Actually, no, I don’t like it. (The emphasis corrects a misunderstanding.)
• Jonah likes it, but I don’t. (The emphasis makes the different opinions clear.)