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<p><b>Topicalization</b> is a mechanism of <a href="page.php?w=syntax">syntax</a> that establishes an expression as the sentence or clause <a href="page.php?w=topic_%28linguistics%29">topic</a> 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 <a href="page.php?w=determiners">determiners</a>, <a href="page.php?w=prepositions">prepositions</a>, and <a href="page.php?w=verbs">verbs</a> to sentence-initial position.  Topicalization often results</p><p>
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