#16340Thelinguistic structure consists of segments of the discourse into which the utterances naturally aggregate.
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utterances
</term>
naturally aggregate . The
<term>
intentional structure
</term>
captures the
<term>
discourse-relevant
#16356Theintentional structure captures the discourse-relevant purposes, expressed in each of the linguistic segments as well as relationships among them.
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as relationships among them . The
<term>
attentional state
</term>
is an abstraction of the focus of
#16378Theattentional state is an abstraction of the focus of attention of the participants as the discourse unfolds.
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<term>
discourse
</term>
unfolds . The
<term>
attentional state
</term>
, being dynamic , records the objects
#16397Theattentional state, being dynamic, records the objects, properties, and relations that are salient at each point of the discourse.
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describing the
<term>
processing
</term>
of
<term>
utterances
</term>
in a
<term>
discourse
</term>
.
<term>
#16504This theory provides a framework for describing the processing ofutterances in a discourse.
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</term>
is an abstraction of the focus of
<term>
attention
</term>
of the
<term>
participants
</term>
as
#16387The attentional state is an abstraction of the focus ofattention of the participants as the discourse unfolds.
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intention
</term>
, and aggregation of
<term>
utterances
</term>
is illustrated in the paper with
#16457The theory of attention, intention, and aggregation ofutterances is illustrated in the paper with a number of example discourses.
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recognition tasks
</term>
the role of
<term>
information
</term>
from the
<term>
discourse
</term>
and
#16562This processing description specifies in these recognition tasks the role ofinformation from the discourse and from the participants' knowledge of the domain.
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<term>
discourse
</term>
aggregate into
<term>
segments
</term>
, recognizing the
<term>
intentions
#16521Discourse processing requires recognizing how the utterances of the discourse aggregate intosegments, recognizing the intentions expressed in the discourse and the relationships among intentions, and tracking the discourse through the operation of the mechanisms associated with attentional state.
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<term>
discourse
</term>
into which the
<term>
utterances
</term>
naturally aggregate . The
<term>
intentional
#16351The linguistic structure consists of segments of the discourse into which theutterances naturally aggregate.
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</term>
of
<term>
utterances
</term>
in a
<term>
discourse
</term>
.
<term>
Discourse processing
</term>
#16507This theory provides a framework for describing the processing of utterances in adiscourse.
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purposes
</term>
, expressed in each of the
<term>
linguistic segments
</term>
as well as relationships among them
#16368The intentional structure captures the discourse-relevant purposes, expressed in each of thelinguistic segments as well as relationships among them.
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focus of
<term>
attention
</term>
of the
<term>
participants
</term>
as the
<term>
discourse
</term>
unfolds
#16390The attentional state is an abstraction of the focus of attention of theparticipants as the discourse unfolds.
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explanations for the behaviour of
<term>
cue phrases
</term>
,
<term>
referring expressions
</term>
#16483Various properties of discourse are described, and explanations for the behaviour ofcue phrases, referring expressions, and interruptions are explored.
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of
<term>
information
</term>
from the
<term>
discourse
</term>
and from the
<term>
participants '
#16565This processing description specifies in these recognition tasks the role of information from thediscourse and from the participants' knowledge of the domain.
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provide an adequate explanation of such
<term>
discourse phenomena
</term>
as
<term>
cue phrases
</term>
,
<term>
#16435The distinction among these components is essential to provide an adequate explanation of suchdiscourse phenomena as cue phrases, referring expressions, and interruptions.
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structure
</term>
that stresses the role of
<term>
purpose
</term>
and
<term>
processing
</term>
in
<term>
#16279In this paper we explore a new theory of discourse structure that stresses the role ofpurpose and processing in discourse.
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<term>
segments
</term>
, recognizing the
<term>
intentions
</term>
expressed in the
<term>
discourse
</term>
#16525Discourse processing requires recognizing how the utterances of the discourse aggregate into segments, recognizing theintentions expressed in the discourse and the relationships among intentions, and tracking the discourse through the operation of the mechanisms associated with attentional state.
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the
<term>
participants
</term>
as the
<term>
discourse
</term>
unfolds . The
<term>
attentional state
#16393The attentional state is an abstraction of the focus of attention of the participants as thediscourse unfolds.
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behaviour of
<term>
cue phrases
</term>
,
<term>
referring expressions
</term>
, and
<term>
interruptions
</term>
are
#16486Various properties of discourse are described, and explanations for the behaviour of cue phrases,referring expressions, and interruptions are explored.