Centering Theory in Discourse

by Joshi Prince Walker, Marilyn A. Walker, Ellen F. Prince, et al.

This edited collection of previously unpublished papers focuses on Centering Theory, an account of local discourse structure. Developed in the context of computational linguistics and cognitive science, Centering theory has attracted the attention of an international interdisciplinary audience. As the authors focus on naturally occurring data, they join the general trend towards empiricism in research on computational models of discourse, providing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198236875
• ISBN13: 9780198236870
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"