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==Themsarian== | ==Themsarian== | ||
In Themsarian the topic is NOT prominent - the topic comes after the verb most of the time? | In Themsarian the topic is NOT prominent - the topic comes immediately after the verb most of the time? | ||
Given topic prominence and topicalization = fronting, new (discourse-new) subject is fronted, since it is new topic. Then this becomes a topic prominent/V2 language as in vernacular Talsmic. Discourse-new object is fronted as well. | Given topic prominence and topicalization = fronting, new (discourse-new) subject is fronted, since it is new topic. Then this becomes a topic prominent/V2 language as in vernacular Talsmic. Subordinate/relative clauses are by default VSO but can undergo fronting for focus. Discourse-new object is fronted as well. | ||
==Qelorian== | ==Qelorian== | ||