@misc{cogprints209,
title = {Dashes as Typographical Cues for the Information Structure},
author = {Bilge Say and Varol Akman},
publisher = {Center for Research in Cognitive Science and Department of Psychology, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan},
year = {1998},
pages = {209--223},
keywords = {punctuation, DRT (discourse representation theory), SDRT (structured discourse representation theory), discourse, information structure.},
url = {http://cogprints.org/209/},
abstract = {We take em-dash as our sample punctuation mark and examine its usage from a discourse perspective, using sentences from well-known corpora. We particularly comment on how dashes can give hints on information structure, focus, and anaphora. Throughout the paper Discourse Representation Theory is used as a framework.}
}