I know the は particle can function as a topic marker or contrast marker. But
**can it be topic and contrast marker at the same time?**

Here are a few examples:

> A) ビールは飲{の}まない。

> B) 肉{にく}は食{た}べないけど魚{さかな}は食{た}べるよ。

> C) 田中さんは日本語{にほんご}は上手{じょうず}です。

If I say the は is a contrast marker in the A) example then I'm not sure the
beer is not the topic.

I know there is a rule which says: when multiple は particles appear in the
same sentence, the first is generally interpreted as the topic marker and the
rest are contrastive elements. That's okay for the C) example. But there are 2
subsentence in the B) example where I don't think the first は is the topic
marker. If it is, that means the は is a topic and contrast marker at the same
time.

Currently I think the topic has been omitted in the A) and B) examples because
we already know it from the context. So if the は seems to be a contrastive
marker then the topic is something else which is wrapping contrastive
sentences or subsentences. Ergo the は cannot be a topic and contrast marker at
the same time. Am I right?
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Can the は particle be a topic and contrast marker at same time?