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Noun Concept
Categories: Generative syntax, Syntax, Word order
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topicalization  Topic fronting  topicalized
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(linguistics) emphasis placed on the topic or focus of a sentence by preposing it to the beginning of the sentence; placing the topic at the beginning of the sentence is typical for English WordNet 3.0
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(linguistics) emphasis placed on the topic or focus of a sentence by preposing it to the beginning of the sentence; placing the topic at the beginning of the sentence is typical for English WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Topicalization is a mechanism of syntax that establishes an expression as the sentence or clause topic by having it appear at the front of the sentence or clause. Wikipedia
Syntax mechanism Wikidata
The placing of the topic of a sentence at the beginning. Wiktionary
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`Those girls, they giggle when they see me' and `Cigarettes, you couldn't pay me to smoke them' are examples of topicalization WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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emphasis
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linguistics
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topicalize
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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topicalization
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topicalization
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topicalization
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topicalization
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Topic fronting, topicalized

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