Centering in Japanese Discourse
| dc.creator | Walker, Marilyn | |
| dc.creator | Iida, Masayo | |
| dc.creator | Cote, Sharon | |
| dc.date | 1996-09-24 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T09:10:38Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T09:10:38Z | |
| dc.description | In this paper we propose a computational treatment of the resolution of zero pronouns in Japanese discourse, using an adaptation of the centering algorithm. We are able to factor language-specific dependencies into one parameter of the centering algorithm. Previous analyses have stipulated that a zero pronoun and its cospecifier must share a grammatical function property such as {\sc Subject} or {\sc NonSubject}. We show that this property-sharing stipulation is unneeded. In addition we propose the notion of {\sc topic ambiguity} within the centering framework, which predicts some ambiguities that occur in Japanese discourse. This analysis has implications for the design of language-independent discourse modules for Natural Language systems. The centering algorithm has been implemented in an HPSG Natural Language system with both English and Japanese grammars. | |
| dc.description | 7 pages, uses twocolumn | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/cmp-lg/9609005 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/cmp-lg/9609005 | |
| dc.identifier | COLING90: Proceedings 13th International Conference on Computational Linguistics, Helsinki | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/151406 | |
| dc.subject | Computation and Language | |
| dc.title | Centering in Japanese Discourse | |
| dc.type | text |