| Name | Left-Dislocation Construction | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Semantic function of cxn | Introducing a continuing TOPIC. | ||
| Usage conditions | Falling intonation at NP. | ||
| Slots | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Semantic role of slots | TOPIC | ||
| Syntactic form | NP | REST-CLAUSE | PRONresumptive1 |
| Example | the prisoners - I captured them! Well, Major, you will be a hero.TVCorpusHogan'sHeros1970 | ||