#16502This theory provides a framework for describing theprocessing of utterances in a discourse.
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structure
</term>
that stresses the role of
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purpose
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and
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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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structure
</term>
) , a structure of
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purposes
</term>
( called the
<term>
intentional structure
#16317In 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 ofpurposes (called the intentional structure), and the state of focus of attention (called the attentional state).
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processing description specifies in these
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recognition tasks
</term>
the role of
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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>
as
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cue phrases
</term>
,
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referring expressions
</term>
, and
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interruptions
</term>
.
#16441The distinction among these components is essential to provide an adequate explanation of such discourse phenomena as cue phrases,referring expressions, and interruptions.
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behaviour of
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cue phrases
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,
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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.
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linguistic structure
</term>
consists of
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segments
</term>
of the
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discourse
</term>
into
#16344The linguistic structure consists ofsegments of the discourse into which the utterances naturally aggregate.
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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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: the structure of the sequence of
<term>
utterances
</term>
( called the
<term>
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>
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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intention
</term>
, and aggregation of
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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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describing the
<term>
processing
</term>
of
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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>
requires recognizing how the
<term>
utterances
</term>
of the
<term>
discourse
</term>
aggregate
#16515Discourse processing requires recognizing how theutterances 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.