A "Contrastive Topic" is a syntactic and discourse-pragmatic phenomenon in information-structure typology whereby a topical element is marked to signal a presupposed contrast with a salient alternative within the discourse context.
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Givenness, Contrastiveness, Definiteness, Subjects, Topics, and Point of View
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