Functional Centering
cmp-lg
2008-02-03 v1 Computation and Language
Abstract
Based on empirical evidence from a free word order language (German) we propose a fundamental revision of the principles guiding the ordering of discourse entities in the forward-looking centers within the centering model. We claim that grammatical role criteria should be replaced by indicators of the functional information structure of the utterances, i.e., the distinction between context-bound and unbound discourse elements. This claim is backed up by an empirical evaluation of functional centering.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cmp-lg/9605021,
title = {Functional Centering},
author = {Michael Strube and Udo Hahn},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cmp-lg/9605021},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
8 pages, uuencoded compressed PS file (see also Technical Report at: http://www.coling.uni-freiburg.de/public/papers/acl96.ps.gz)