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hanging topic phrase (cxn)
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a phrase that expresses a topic that is not a participant in the predicated event. Example: in Mandarin Chinese xiàng bizi cháng [elephant nose long]
Elephant's noses are long / Elephants have long noses, xiàng
elephantis a topic but not a participant in the predicated event cháng
be long. Hanging topics may use a detached topic phrase strategy. (Section 11.2.3)
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