#16452The theory of attention,intention, and aggregation of utterances is illustrated in the paper with a number of example discourses.
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<term>
discourse
</term>
and from the
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participants ' knowledge
</term>
of the
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domain
</term>
. The goal
#16569This processing description specifies in these recognition tasks the role of information from the discourse and from theparticipants ' knowledge of the domain.
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referring expressions
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, and
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interruptions
</term>
are explored . This theory provides
#16490Various properties of discourse are described, and explanations for the behaviour of cue phrases, referring expressions, andinterruptions are explored.
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: the structure of the sequence of
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utterances
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( called the
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linguistic structure
#16306In this theory, discourse structure is composed of three separate but interrelated components: the structure of the sequence ofutterances (called the linguistic structure), a structure of purposes (called the intentional structure), and the state of focus of attention (called the attentional state).
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</term>
and
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processing
</term>
in
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discourse
</term>
. In this theory ,
<term>
discourse
#16283In this paper we explore a new theory of discourse structure that stresses the role of purpose and processing indiscourse.
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discourse phenomena
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as
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cue phrases
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,
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referring expressions
</term>
#16438The distinction among these components is essential to provide an adequate explanation of such discourse phenomena ascue phrases, referring expressions, and interruptions.
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discourse
</term>
. In this theory ,
<term>
discourse structure
</term>
is composed of three separate but
#16289In this theory,discourse structure is composed of three separate but interrelated components: the structure of the sequence of utterances (called the linguistic structure), a structure of purposes (called the intentional structure), and the state of focus of attention (called the attentional state).
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<term>
intentions
</term>
expressed in the
<term>
discourse
</term>
and the relationships among
<term>
#16529Discourse processing requires recognizing how the utterances of the discourse aggregate into segments, recognizing the intentions expressed in thediscourse and the relationships among intentions, and tracking the discourse through the operation of the mechanisms associated with attentional state.
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</term>
in a
<term>
discourse
</term>
.
<term>
Discourse processing
</term>
requires recognizing how the
<term>
#16509This theory provides a framework for describing the processing of utterances in a discourse.Discourse processing requires recognizing how the utterances of the discourse aggregate into segments, 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>
attentional state
</term>
) . The
<term>
linguistic structure
</term>
consists of
<term>
segments
</term>
of
#16340Thelinguistic structure consists of segments of the discourse into which the utterances naturally aggregate.
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the role of
<term>
purpose
</term>
and
<term>
processing
</term>
in
<term>
discourse
</term>
. In this
#16281In this paper we explore a new theory of discourse structure that stresses the role of purpose andprocessing in discourse.
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</term>
is an abstraction of the focus of
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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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<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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</term>
) , and the state of focus of
<term>
attention
</term>
( called the
<term>
attentional state
#16331In this theory, discourse structure is composed of three separate but interrelated components: the structure of the sequence of utterances (called the linguistic structure), a structure of purposes (called the intentional structure), and the state of focus ofattention (called the attentional state).
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linguistic structure
</term>
consists of
<term>
segments
</term>
of the
<term>
discourse
</term>
into
#16344The linguistic structure consists ofsegments of the discourse into which the utterances naturally aggregate.
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participants ' knowledge
</term>
of the
<term>
domain
</term>
. The goal of this work is the enrichment
#16574This processing description specifies in these recognition tasks the role of information from the discourse and from the participants' knowledge of thedomain.
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processing description specifies in these
<term>
recognition tasks
</term>
the role of
<term>
information
</term>
#16557This processing description specifies in theserecognition tasks the role of information from the discourse and from the participants' knowledge of the domain.
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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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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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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.