Also called front-focus or preposing. Fronting is a type of focus strategy often used to enhance cohesion and provide emphasis. When used in conversation, fronting allows the speaker to place attention at the beginning of a sentence to make a story more compelling.

What is an example of fronting?

Fronting is the term used when sounds that should be made at the back of the mouth, such as /g/ are made at the front, /d/. In practical terms, this means that a child might say 'tea' instead of 'key' or say 'tar' instead of 'car. ' There are two types of fronting: velar fronting and palatal fronting.

How do you do fronting?

The most common word order in a declarative clause is subject (s) + verb (v) + object (o) or complement: [S] [V]I bought [O]a new camera. Sometimes, particularly in speaking, when we want to focus on something important, we bring it to the front of the clause.