Supplementation
We use the term supplementation for a construction containing an anchor and a supplement, an element related semantically to the anchor, but not integrated into the syntactic structure as a dependent. Supplements are detached prosodically from the anchor, typically having the character of an interpolation or an appendage (an element added loosely at the beginning or end of a clause). Examples are in italic:
- Her father - he's the guy talking to the Mayor - has agreed to finance the deal.
- I finally volunteered to go first, a decision I quickly came to regret.
The definition is from Cambridge Grammar of English Language.
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