topicalization

英 [tɒpɪkəlaɪ'zeɪʃən] 美 [tɒpɪkəlaɪ'zeɪʃən]

• 话题化,主题化

英英释义

Noun:

1. (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;

   "`Those girls, they giggle when they see me' and `Cigarettes, you couldn't pay me to smoke them' are examples of topicalization"