Centering Theory in Discourse
- ISBN-10
- 0198236875
- ISBN-13
- 9780198236870
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 451
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Authors
- Principal Research Scientist Marilyn A Walker, Marilyn A. Walker, Aravind Krishna Joshi
Description
This edited collection of previously unpublished papers focuses on Centering Theory, an account of local discourse structure. Developed in the context of computational linguistics and cognitive science, Centering theory has attracted the attention of an international interdisciplinary audience. As the authors focus on naturally occurring data, they join the general trend towards empiricism in research on computational models of discourse, providing a significant contribution to a fast-moving field.
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