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Topicalization
see synonyms of topicalizationNoun
1. topicalization
(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
Example Sentences:'Those girls, they giggle when they see me' and Cigarettes, you couldn't pay me to smoke them' are examples of topicalization'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Topicalization
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