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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=linguistics">linguistics</a>, the <b>topic</b>, or <b>theme</b>, of a <a href="page.php?w=sentence_%28linguistics%29">sentence</a> is what is being talked about, and the <b>comment</b> (<b>rheme</b> or <b><a href="page.php?w=focus_%28linguistics%29">focus</a></b>) is what is being said about the topic. This division into old vs. new content is called <a href="page.php?w=information_structure">information structure</a>. It is generally agreed that <a href="page.php?w=clauses">clauses</a> are divided into topic vs. comment,</p><p>
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