焦点（缩写为：foc）是一种语法的类别，用于确定句子的哪一部分能够提供新的、不可推导的或对比的信息。[1]焦点与信息结构有关。对比焦点尤其是指与对话者 (语言学)的前提相反之信息编码。[2][3][4]
相关词条包括评论以及述位(Rheme)。[4][5][6]
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