The Structures of Discourse Structure.

Abstract

This paper reports on the development of a computational theory of discourse structure. The theory is based on the thesis that discourse structure is a composite of three structures: the structure of the sequence of utterances, the structure of intentions conveyed, and the attentional state. The distinction among these components is essential to provide adequate explanations of such discourse phenomena as clue words, referring expressions and interruptions. The authors illustrate the application of this theory to such phenomena and discuss the recognition of intentions in discourse. Keywords: Natural language processing; Artificial intelligence; Linguistics; Speech. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA163024

Entities

People

  • B. J. Grosz
  • C. L. Sidner

Organizations

  • BBN Technologies

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Artificial Intelligence Software
  • Classification
  • Cognitive Science
  • Computational Linguistics
  • Computer Languages
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Vision
  • Computers
  • Formal Languages
  • Language
  • Linguistics
  • Mathematics
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Natural Languages
  • Recognition
  • Sequences

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Speech Processing/Speech Recognition.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Machine Translation