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Pronunciation / Transliteration: fronting
"Im Satz 'Zu dem Laden gehe ich' ist 'Zu dem Laden' ein Beispiel für Fronting."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of placing a word or phrase at the beginning of a sentence for emphasis.
"In the sentence 'To the store, I will go,' the phrase 'To the store' is an example of fronting." - 2
A linguistic phenomenon where an element is moved to the front of a clause.
"Fronting can be used to highlight important information in discourse."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'fronting' originates from the Middle English word 'fronten', which is derived from the Old French 'front', meaning 'forehead' or 'front'. The evolution of the term reflects a shift in meaning from a physical position to a linguistic context, where it refers to the placement of elements in a sentence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fronting" is said worldwide
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Fronting
Transliteration: fron-tang
"Dans la phrase 'À la boutique, j'irai', 'À la boutique' est un exemple de fronting."
Fronting
Transliteration: fronting
"Im Satz 'Zu dem Laden gehe ich' ist 'Zu dem Laden' ein Beispiel für Fronting."
Fronting
Transliteration: fronting
"Nella frase 'Al negozio andrò', 'Al negozio' è un esempio di fronting."
Fronting
Transliteration: fronting
"En la frase 'A la tienda iré', 'A la tienda' es un ejemplo de fronting."
Fronting
Transliteration: fronting
"Na frase 'Para a loja, eu irei', 'Para a loja' é um exemplo de fronting."
फ्रंटिंग
Transliteration: franṭiṅg
"वाक्य 'दुकान पर, मैं जाऊँगा' में 'दुकान पर' फ्रंटिंग का एक उदाहरण है।"
前置
Transliteration: qiánzhì
"在句子'我会去商店'中，'去商店'是前置的一个例子。"
전치
Transliteration: jeonchi
"문장 '가게에 갈 거예요'에서 '가게에'는 전치의 예입니다."
前置き
Transliteration: maeoki
"文 '店に行く' の中で、'店に' は前置きの例です。"
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