Centering Theory in Discourse

Centering Theory in Discourse

This edited collection of previously unpublished papers focuses on Centering Theory, an account of local discourse structure.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 a significant contribution to a fast-moving field. `This volume... represents an important follow-up to the work on centering carried out in the late eighties and early nineties, and in this context it is a timely collection of a number of interesting contributions.' Ruslan Mitkov, Computational Linguistics Vol.25 No.4 Marilyn Walker is a Principal Research Scientist at ATT Labs Research, Florham Park, New Jersey. Aravind K. Joshi is a Professor of Computer and Cognitive Science, Co-Director of the Institute for Research in Cognitive Science at the University of Pennsylvania. Ellen F. Prince is a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania.