topikowe
Topikowe is a linguistic term describing a family of constructions whose primary function is to foreground the topic of discourse in a clause or sequence. The term is drawn from the Polish adjective topikowy, meaning "topic-related," and is used mainly in typological and discourse-analytic literature to discuss how different languages encode topics beyond or alongside focus and givenness.
In practice, topikowe constructions can involve syntactic fronting of the topic noun phrase, the use of dedicated
Cross-linguistically, topikowe phenomena show considerable variation. Some languages use explicit topic markers, as in Japanese with
Critics note that the term overlaps with related notions such as topic-comment structure, discourse markers, and