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Syntactic Dislocation — Dislocazione Sintattica·Dislocation Combined with Emphasis
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Rule reminder

Dislocation can be combined with emphatic elements for strong expressive effect. 'Il libro, l'ho letto PERSINO io' (I even read the book — stressing the unexpected reader). Emphatic particles like 'persino', 'addirittura', 'pure', 'anche', 'proprio' combine with dislocation to create highly marked, expressive structures in spoken Italian.

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What is the effect of 'Il libro, l'ho letto PERSINO io'?

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