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Syntactic Dislocation — Dislocazione Sintattica·Right Dislocation in Spoken Narratives
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Rule reminder

Right dislocation (dislocazione a destra) places the full noun phrase AFTER the predicate, while the clitic appears in its normal pre-verbal position: 'Lo vedo ogni giorno, Marco.' This construction signals that the full NP is an afterthought or clarification. It is extremely common in spoken Italian storytelling and conversation.

Right Dislocation in Spoken Narratives1 / 10

Which spoken narrative example illustrates right dislocation used for emotional effect?

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→ Dislocation in Questions→ Dislocation for Contrast→ Register: Dislocation in Formal vs. Informal Italian→ Dislocation in Italian Dialects vs. Standard Italian
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