Use of here

Debpriya DeHere in London we prefer continental food.What is the role of "here" in the above sentence ?Does it modify "in London" or is it in apposition to "in London" acting like a temporary subject?

We can dissect the sentence this way:
We live here in London, and Londoners prefer Continental cusines.
Here - is an adverb, modifying the

Shouldn't the interpretation be - We live here in London , and Londoners living in this part of London
prefer continental food.

Debpriya DeShouldn't the interpretation be - We live here in London , and Londoners living in this part of London prefer continental food.

I supposed if you want to, you can, but it's like saying " I am eating an apple that is grown on an apple tree". The meanin

I think I should rewrite my original question.

Here,in London the people prefer continental food.
Which of the following interpretations of the above sentence is correct ?
1. Here i.e. in London the people prefer continental food.
2. The people living here i.e. the place in London from where I am making the comment prefer continental food.

I think you are making a simple sentence way too complicated.
I will make another suggestion based on your rewrite.
Here in London, people prefer Continental food. - Please note the placement of the comma.

Does "here" specify that continental food is preferred in this part of London and not not in other parts of london or does it just act as a usher like existential there ?

Debpriya,
I like to help you. But if you keep changing the context and raise another question, I am going in circles. You rewrote the sentence but you didn't not specify that there were different part of London
where peope perfer certain thing. You have to make up you mind about how you want to phrase the question so that we can give you the answer accordingly.

Again, based on

Hi, Dimsumexpress
Sorry, for the confusion.
I'll rephrase and try to make it clear this time.
In the sentence "There is a fountain in our backyard" , "there" is existential and merely serves to introduce the phrase "in our backyard". It does not act as an adverb.
Now , my question is , in the sentence "Here in London people prefer continental food" , does "here" have a role simil

There is a fountain in the backyard. "There + is" introduces an existence. For example: there is an old man living across the street from me. It is different than "here" and "there" as you has them in your last question

Debpriya De"There is a fountain in our backyard" , "there" is existential and merely serves to introduce the phrase "in our backyard". It does not act as

But what about the sentence "I am the principal here at Richmond High" ?
In this sentence "here" merely introduces "at Richmond High".
It is otherwise redundant .