(n) (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, Example: `Those girls, they giggle when they see me' and `Cigarettes, you couldn't pay me to smoke them' are examples of topicalization
(v) emphasize by putting heavy stress on or by moving to the front of the sentence, Example: Speakers topicalize more often than they realize; The object of the sentence is topicalized in what linguists call `Yiddish Movement'
a. [ Cf. F. topique, LL. topicus, Gr. &unr_;. See Topic, n. ] 1. Of or pertaining to a place; limited; logical application; as, a topical remedy; a topical claim or privilege. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Rhet. & logic) Pertaining to, or consisting of, a topic or topics; according to topics. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Resembling a topic, or general maxim; hence, not demonstrative, but merely probable, as an argument. [ 1913 Webster ]
Evidences of fact can be no more than topical and probable. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]
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