TOPICALIZATION

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; ā€œā€˜Those girls, they giggle when they see meā€™ and ā€˜Cigarettes, you couldnā€™t pay me to smoke themā€™ are examples of topicalizationā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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Word of the Day

17 September 2024

SPOT

(noun) a small contrasting part of something; ā€œa bald spotā€; ā€œa leopardā€™s spotsā€; ā€œa patch of cloudsā€; ā€œpatches of thin iceā€; ā€œa fleck of redā€


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Coffee Trivia

There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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