@misc{cogprints208, editor = {Bernard Jones}, title = {Information-Based Aspects of Punctuation}, author = {Bilge Say and Varol Akman}, publisher = {Human Communication Research Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK}, year = {1996}, pages = {49--56}, keywords = {punctuation, DRT (discourse representation theory), SDRT (segmented discourse representation theory), RST (rhetorical structure theory), information, discouse.}, url = {http://cogprints.org/208/}, abstract = {We offer a preliminary account of the information-based aspects of punctuation marks. We give our initial treatment within the Discourse Representation Theory and its segmented version. We hypothesize that this work will be useful in classifying the informational contributions of punctuation marks and bringing them to bear on the semantic characterization of written discourse.} }