// *very* basic / incomplete grammar for ASL topicalization // allow all word orders, but topicalized elements must come first S -> NP IV S -> IV NP[ topicalized: n ] S -> NP TV NP[ topicalized: n ] S -> NP NP[ topicalized: n ] TV S -> TV NP[ topicalized: n ] NP[ topicalized: n ] NP -> N NP[ topicalized: y ] -> N Topic Topic -> nm-raised-eyebrows N -> boy N -> ball IV -> sit TV -> throw