Abstract / Description of output
We here explore a "fully" lexicalized Tree-Adjoining Grammar for discourse that takes the basic elements of a (monologic) discourse to be not simply clauses, but larger structures that are anchored on variously realized discourse cues. This link with intra-sentential grammar suggests an account for different patterns of discourse cues, while the different structures and operations suggest three separate sources for elements of discourse meaning: (1) a compositional semantics tied to the basic trees and operations; (2) a presuppositional semantics carried by cue phrases that freely adjoin to trees; and (3) general inference, that draws additional, defeasible conclusions that flesh out what is conveyed compositionally.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the Workshop Discourse Relations and Discourse Markers |
Editors | Manfred Stede, Leo Wanner, Eduard Hovy |
Publisher | Association for Computational Linguistics |
Pages | 86 - 92 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Publication status | Published - Aug 1998 |
Event | Discourse Relations and Discourse Markers Workshop - Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Duration: 15 Aug 1998 → 16 Aug 1998 |
Workshop
Workshop | Discourse Relations and Discourse Markers Workshop |
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Country/Territory | Canada |
City | Montreal, Quebec |
Period | 15/08/98 → 16/08/98 |