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topicalize — verb emphasize by putting heavy stress on or by moving to the front of the sentence Speakers topicalize more often than they realize The object of the sentence is topicalized in what linguists call Yiddish Movement • Derivationally related forms … Useful english dictionary
topicalize — topicalization, n. /top i keuh luyz /, v.t., topicalized, topicalizing. Ling. to introduce as, convert into, or mark as the topic of a sentence. Also, esp. Brit., topicalise. [1965 70; TOPICAL + IZE] * * * … Universalium
topicalize — or topicalise verb Linguistics make (a word, phrase, etc.) the topic of a sentence or discourse. Derivatives topicalization noun … English new terms dictionary
English grammar — is a body of rules (grammar) specifying how phrases and sentences are constructed in the English language. Accounts of English grammar tend to fall into two groups: the descriptivist , which describes the grammatical system of English; and the… … Wikipedia
Subject (grammar) — ExamplesSidebar|35%|In the sentences below, the subjects are indicated in boldface. # The dictionary helps me find words. # Ice cream appeared on the table. # The man that is sitting over there told me that he just bought a ticket to Tahiti. #… … Wikipedia
topicaliser — [tɔpikalize] v. tr. ÉTYM. Mil. XXe; angl. to topicalize, de topic. → Topique. ❖ ♦ Anglic. Ling. Prendre (un élément de la phrase) pour en faire le topique, ou thème. On emploie aussi topicalisation [tɔpikalizɑsjɔ̃] n. f … Encyclopédie Universelle
emphasise — verb 1. give extra weight to (a communication) Her gesture emphasized her words • Syn: ↑underscore, ↑underline, ↑emphasize • Derivationally related forms: ↑emphasizing (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
topicalization — noun (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… … Useful english dictionary
