▁clear ▁from ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁in ▁G be , ▁a ▁sentence ▁cannot ▁contain ▁a ▁question ▁word ▁and ▁a ▁focused ▁element ▁simultaneously . ▁ ▁  ▁( A f ua ▁reach : PER F ▁ ▁Q UE ST ION ) ▁  ▁Did ▁Af ua ▁go ▁to ▁Acc ra ? ▁  ▁( E weg be , ▁question ) ▁ ▁  ▁( what ▁S ena ▁read : PER F ) ▁  ▁What ▁did ▁S ena ▁read ? ▁( G ung be , ▁question ▁word ▁question ) ▁▁ ▁Top ical ization , ▁the ▁sign alling ▁of ▁the ▁subject ▁that ▁is ▁being ▁talked ▁about , ▁is ▁achieved ▁in ▁G be ▁languages ▁by ▁the ▁move ▁of ▁the ▁top ical ized ▁element ▁to ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁sentence . ▁In ▁some ▁G be ▁languages , ▁a ▁topic ▁marker ▁is ▁suff ixed ▁to ▁the ▁top ical ized ▁element . ▁In ▁other ▁G be ▁languages ▁the ▁topic ▁has ▁to ▁be ▁definite . ▁A ▁top ical ized ▁element ▁preced es ▁the ▁focused ▁element ▁in ▁a ▁sentence ▁containing ▁both . ▁ ▁  ▁( that ▁s nake ▁D ET ▁K of i ▁FO C ▁kill : PER F - it ) ▁  ▁... that ▁the ▁s nake , ▁K O FI ▁killed ▁it ▁  ▁( F ong be , ▁topic ) ▁▁ ▁Neg ation ▁is ▁expressed ▁in ▁various ▁ways ▁in ▁the ▁G be ▁languages . ▁In ▁general , ▁three ▁methods ▁of ▁neg ation ▁can ▁be ▁distinguished : ▁L anguages ▁like ▁G ung be ▁express ▁neg ation ▁by ▁a ▁pre ver bal ▁marker ▁má ; ▁F ong