Jukka K. Korpela wrote:
> Besides, even the URL suggests that
> the page is about _expressing_ emphasis in typography rather than
> explaining what emphasis _is_ (as a device- and
> representation-independent concept).

I admit that http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emphasis_%28typography%29  is
about expressing emphasis and not what emphasis is.

Surprisingly to me, I just found that you have a whole article about the
topic: http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/html/em.html 

Regards,
ogi