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Universal 1324:

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Universal 1324:

Original
Every human language has a common clause type with bipartite structure in which the constituents can reasonably be termed “topic” and “comment”.
Standardized
Every human language has a common clause type with bipartite structure in which the constituents can reasonably be termed “topic” and “comment”.
Keywords
clause, topic, comment
Domain
syntax
Type
unconditional
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
unspecified
Source
Hockett 1963: 23
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
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    1. May 2020

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