Computational and Conversational Discourse: Burning Issues — An Interdisciplinary Account

Hovy, Eduard H.; Scott, Donia R.

People engage in discourse every day - from writing letters and presenting papers to simple discussions. Yet discourse is a complex and fascinating phenomenon that is not well understood. This volume stems from a multidisciplinary workshop in which eminent scholars in linguistics, sociology and computational linguistics presented various aspects of discourse. The topics treated range from multi-party conversational interactions to deconstructing text from various perspectives, considering topic-focus development and discourse structure, and an empirical study of discourse segmentation. The chapters not only describe each author's favorite burning issue in discourse but also provide a fascinating view of the research methodology and style of argumentation in each field.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2010-12-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-10: 9783642082443

ISBN-13: 9783642082443

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-03293-0

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 202