Definition of Topicalize in English :

Define Topicalize in English

Topicalize meaning in English

Meaning of Topicalize in English

Pronunciation of Topicalize in English

Topicalize pronunciation in English

Pronounce Topicalize in English

Topicalize

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Verb

1. topicalize

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

Example Sentences:
'Speakers topicalize more often than they realize'
'The object of the sentence is topicalized in what linguists call Yiddish Movement''

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Topicalize

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n.
Linguistics
The placement of the topic at the beginning of a sentence, as in That movie, you couldn't pay me to see.

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