Topic
Topic
| A topic is a noun phrase that expresses what a sentence is about, and to which the rest of the sentence is related as a comment. |
(English, Japanese, Tagalog)
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Initial position in word order, as in the following:
That new Mazda, I’d like to test-drive it.
- In Japanese or Tagalog, the marking of a noun phrase
Page/s: 88
Source: Levinson 1983
Levinson, Stephen C. 1983.Pragmatics. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University.
Page/s: 239
Source: Hartmann and Stork 1972
Hartmann, R.R.K., and F.C. Stork. 1972.Dictionary of language and linguistics. London: Applied Science.
Page/s: 358
Source: Crystal 1980
Crystal, David. 1980.A first dictionary of linguistics and phonetics. Boulder, CO: Westview.
Page/s: 77–78, 80
Source: Andrews, A. 1985
Andrews, Avery. 1985. "The major functions of the noun phrase." In Shopen 1985b
Related terms
- RT⇆ Comment
- RT⇆ Noun Phrase
- RT⇆ Sentence
- ExactMatch: https://glossary.sil.org/term/topic
