(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
Dutch language
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topicalization::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | emphasis |
| Derivation | topicalize |
`Those girls, they giggle when they see me' and `Cigarettes, you couldn't pay me to smoke them' are examples of topicalization.
