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Publication details [#4064]

Grosz, Barbara J. 1978. Discourse: Recapitulation and a look ahead. In Walker, Donald E., ed. Understanding spoken language. North Holland. pp. 339–344.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

discourse, comprehension of | focus, comprehension of | processing theory | question-answering system

Annotation

A summary of the findings of B.J. Grosz (1978: 'Discourse'), (1978: 'Discourse analysis'), (1978: 'Focus space'), (1978: 'Resolving definite noun phrases'), (1978: 'Shifting focus'), (1978: 'Ellipsis') with particular attention to the concept of focus.