Does word emphasis matter in Spanish?

Question

In English, the word we emphasize can chang ethe meaning of a sentece. For example, the sentence I did not steal that money. The sentence can change depending on emphasis. I did not steal that money. (Implies someone else stole it)

I did not steal that money.(Implies you didn't take it)

I did not steal that money.(Implies you obtained it some other way)

I didn't steal that money. ( Implies you stole some other money)

I didn't steal that money. (Implies you stole something else.)

So now you see what emphasis can do! My question is : Does it work like that in Spanish? Or is a sentence the same no matter the emphasis?

Excelent examples of how emphasis can change the meaning in English. - Delores--Lindsey, May 16, 2010

Answer 1

Certainly. The effect that you describe that comes with a change in intonation can be found in many different languages besides just English (including Spanish). All you really have to do is flip on the TV and watch a few minutes of one of the really melodramatic telenovelas (that is to say any of them) and you should be able to quickly see how intonation can be used for effect in Spanish as well.

Answer 2

I prefer the example "We should steal my neighbor's car."

Onto the question, I fully agree with what Izanoni1 said.

Also, read up a little bit on one of Aristotelian logic's fallacies of ambiguity: accent. It applies to every language.