Korostamisena

Korostamisena is the essive form of the Finnish noun korostaminen, meaning the act or process of emphasising. In Finnish grammar, the essive case expresses a temporary state or role, roughly corresponding to the English word “as.” Korostamisena thus denotes the function of emphasis in a given context rather than a factual assertion.

The form is used when a feature, argument or element is described as serving the function of emphasis in discourse, rhetoric or editing. It appears in linguistic analyses, journalism, and academic writing to indicate that something is presented as emphasis rather than as objective truth. The use of korostamisena signals a stylistic or communicative purpose rather than a claim about reality.

Examples illustrate its function in text. Lauseessa sana "tärkeä" esiintyy korostamisena. Tekstissä käytetyt alleviivaukset toimivat korostamisena, jolla kiinnitetään lukijan huomio. Korostamisena is most common in discussions of rhetoric, style, and editorial technique, and it is typically restricted to formal or analytic contexts where the author notes the intentional emphasis of a particular element.