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===Exceptions=== | ===Exceptions=== | ||
Sentences that are typically ''not'' topic prominent include: | Sentences that are typically ''not'' topic prominent include: | ||
*Focused sentences: when a noun is specific and its existence or relevance is new information (e.g. is focused), it is not topicalized. Such a noun will commonly, but not necessarily, be indefinite in English. | |||
*Weather: ''Dy tøøh ñwi.'' = It's raining. | *Weather: ''Dy tøøh ñwi.'' = It's raining. | ||
==Noun phrase== | ==Noun phrase== |
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