topicalize 1

verbdomain: v speaking

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

emphasize by putting heavy stress on or by moving to the front of the sentence

Examples

1.Speakers topicalize more often than they realize
2.The object of the sentence is topicalized in what linguists call `Yiddish Movement'

Derivationally related form

topicalization 1

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

Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC

linguistics 1

noun

the scientific study of language