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Topic and comment

In linguistics, the topic, or theme, of a sentence is what is being talked about, and the comment (rheme or focus) is what is being said about the topic. This division into old vs. new content is called information structure. It is generally agreed that clauses are divided into topic vs. comment, but in certain cases, the boundary between them depends on…

History, Realization of topic–comment & Overview

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Research this topic

Explore the main themes, entities and connections around Topic and comment. Start with the topic map, then use the sections below for research and deeper semantic analysis.

Explore this topic

Start with a few of the strongest sections from the source topic. These are research directions, not a list of keywords you must use.

Topics to explore

Browse the full topic structure. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Definitions and examples

Realization of topic–comment

History

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

Map overview Semantic statistics

Topic and comment

Nodes54
Edges53
Triples24
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.037037
Components1

How this topic connects Entity context

See the strongest relationship patterns around the current topic before diving into the raw triples.

Important terminology Word statistics

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

topic sentence subject comment english languages focus theme example little girl dog defined may grammatical agent structure topics information clauses

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
theseinstance ofit is possible to use other sentence structures to show the topic of the sentence0.80text
as forinstance ofA typical pattern for doing so is opening with a class of prepositions0.80text
as regardsinstance ofA typical pattern for doing so is opening with a class of prepositions0.80text
regardinginstance ofA typical pattern for doing so is opening with a class of prepositions0.80text
concerninginstance ofA typical pattern for doing so is opening with a class of prepositions0.80text
respectinginstance ofA typical pattern for doing so is opening with a class of prepositions0.80text
oninstance ofA typical pattern for doing so is opening with a class of prepositions0.80text
reinstance ofA typical pattern for doing so is opening with a class of prepositions0.80text
and othersinstance ofA typical pattern for doing so is opening with a class of prepositions0.80text
Englishinstance ofbut in subject-prominent ones0.80text
it is merely an optioninstance ofbut in subject-prominent ones0.80text
which often is not invoked.In other languagesIn Japaneseinstance ofbut in subject-prominent ones0.80text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

These clusters group vocabulary that occurs around closely connected concepts in the source material.

    Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

    Bridges can reveal useful research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list of related terms.

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