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Peer reviewedBurgess, Curt; Livesay, Kay; Lund, Kevin – Discourse Processes, 1998
Describes a computational model of high-dimensional context space: the Hyperspace Analog to Language (HAL). Shows that HAL provides sufficient information to make semantic, grammatical, and abstract distinctions. Demonstrates the cognitive compatibility of the representations with human processing; and introduces a new methodology that extracts…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Discourse Analysis, Knowledge Representation, Language Research
Peer reviewedSidner, Candace L. – Discourse Processes, 1983
Discusses focusing, the manner in which speakers center attention on a particular element of discourse, and describes a process model of focusing that specifies what syntactic, semantic, and world knowledge constraints are needed for a hearer to track a speaker's focus in a discourse. (FL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Discourse Analysis, Interaction, Interpersonal Relationship
Peer reviewedLockman, Abe; Klappholz, A. David – Discourse Processes, 1980
Proposes a top-down procedural model for the dynamic extraction and use of context structure to resolve references. (FL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Context Clues, Discourse Analysis, Grammar
