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noun
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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
"`Those girls, they giggle when they see me'' and `Cigarettes, y"
Type of:
emphasis
Derived:
topicalize
Domain:
linguistics
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