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Syntactic Dislocation — Dislocazione Sintattica·Information Structure — Topic vs Focus
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Rule reminder

Topic = what the sentence is about (shared info) → use LEFT DISLOCATION. Focus = new or contrasted information → use CLEFT ('è... che'). Right dislocation is used for afterthoughts/clarification. Frame topics set the domain without displacement.

Information Structure — Topic vs Focus1 / 10

Both speakers know you bought a car. You want to say you bought it last year. What is the best structure?

More in this section

→ Resumptive Pronoun Mastery — Choose the Correct Clitic→ Rewrite as Right Dislocation→ Register Awareness — When to Use Dislocation→ Mixed Dislocation Practice — Left and Right
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