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==Definition==
 
'''Topicalization''' is the preposing of some [[topic]]al [[constituent]].
 
'''Topicalization''' is the preposing of some [[topic]]al [[constituent]].
  
=== Example ===
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== Example ==
 
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In (i) ''to Mary'' is topicalized.
in (i) ''to Mary'' is topicalized.
 
  
 
  (i)    To Mary John has given many presents.
 
  (i)    To Mary John has given many presents.
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In the 'neutral' case, the subject - ''Johann'' - is topicalized, as in (ii)a. If another constituent is topicalized, such as the indirect object ''Maria'' in (ii)b or the direct object ''viele Geschenke'' in (ii)c, it receives emphatic stress.
 
In the 'neutral' case, the subject - ''Johann'' - is topicalized, as in (ii)a. If another constituent is topicalized, such as the indirect object ''Maria'' in (ii)b or the direct object ''viele Geschenke'' in (ii)c, it receives emphatic stress.
  
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*[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Topicalization&lemmacode=180 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Topicalization&lemmacode=180 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:12, 29 August 2014

Definition

Topicalization is the preposing of some topical constituent.

Example

In (i) to Mary is topicalized.

(i)     To Mary John has given many presents.

In Verb Second languages topicalization is often believed to occur in all declarative main clauses. The following examples are from German:

(ii) a  Johann hat Maria viele Geschenke gegeben
 	Johann has Maria many  presents  given
     b	Maria hat Johann viele Geschenke gegeben
     c	Viele Geschenke hat Johann Maria gegeben

In the 'neutral' case, the subject - Johann - is topicalized, as in (ii)a. If another constituent is topicalized, such as the indirect object Maria in (ii)b or the direct object viele Geschenke in (ii)c, it receives emphatic stress.

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