Definition of Topicalization in English :

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Topicalization meaning in English

Meaning of Topicalization in English

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Topicalization pronunciation in English

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Topicalization

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Noun

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

see synonyms of topicalization
n.
Linguistics
The placement of the topic at the beginning of a sentence, as in That movie, you couldn't pay me to see.

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