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Topicalization

Topicalization is a mechanism of syntax that establishes an expression as the sentence or clause topic by having it appear at the front of the sentence or clause (as opposed to in a canonical position later in the sentence). This involves a phrasal movement of determiners, prepositions, and verbs to sentence-initial position. Topicalization often results…

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Phrase structure grammarsDependency grammarInversionYodaAnakin
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SyntaxTopicDeterminersPrepositionsVerbs
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Topicalization

Nodes28
Edges27
Triples112
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.071429
Components1

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related to References · 96
Topicalization → Academic Press, Allerton, An, An Introduction, Arnold, Aspekte, Berlin, Blackwell, Blackwell Publishing, Borsley, Cambridge University Press, Catenae, Concepts, Cullicover, Dependency, Dialect Variation, Dordrecht, Eds, Edward Arnold, Eichinger
related to Theoretical analyses · 11
Topicalization → Anakin, Both, If, It, The, This, VP, VP-constituent, VP-constituents, What, Yoda
related to Examples · 3
Topicalization → Assuming, The, Typical
is a · 1
Topicalization → mechanism of syntax that establishes an expression as the sentence or clause topic by having it appear at the front of the sentence or clause
related to Further examples · 1
Topicalization → Also

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topicalized expression syntax analysis theory movement discontinuity dependency also constituent grammar sentence english structures feature passing one position examples governor

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Topicalizationis amechanism of syntax that establishes an expression as the sentence or clause topic by having it appear at the front of the sentence or clause0.90text
Topicalizationrelated to ExamplesTypical0.60section
Topicalizationrelated to ExamplesAssuming0.60section
Topicalizationrelated to ExamplesThe0.60section
Topicalizationrelated to Further examplesAlso0.60section
Topicalizationrelated to ReferencesEichinger0.60section
Topicalizationrelated to ReferencesEroms0.60section
Topicalizationrelated to ReferencesHellwig0.60section
Topicalizationrelated to ReferencesHeringer0.60section
Topicalizationrelated to ReferencesLobin0.60section
Topicalizationrelated to ReferencesDependency0.60section
Topicalizationrelated to ReferencesAn0.60section

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