Glossary

Foundational Korean: Grammar Basics Course Glossary

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Site: Survival Korean: Language and Culture Online
Course: Grammar Basics (FKG)
Glossary: Foundational Korean: Grammar Basics Course Glossary
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Topic

Definition

In linguistics, the topic, or theme, of a sentence is what is being talked about, and the comment is what is being said about the topic. This division into old vs. new content is called information structure. In Korean, the particles 은/는 will mark the topic of the sentence.