4.1.7. The information structure of the clause
The verb must be present independently of the discourse function of the constituents. In the example, 'dog' is a constrative topic, meaning 'as for having dogs', while 'Mary' is focused, which means that out of more possible alternatives she is the one who owns a dog.
| Kutyá-ja | Mari-nak | van. |
| dog-POSS | Mary-DAT | be.3SG |
’MARY has a dog.’
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