TY - GEN ID - cogprints209 UR - http://cogprints.org/209/ A1 - Say, Bilge A1 - Akman, Varol Y1 - 1998/// N2 - 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. PB - Center for Research in Cognitive Science and Department of Psychology, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan KW - punctuation KW - DRT (discourse representation theory) KW - SDRT (structured discourse representation theory) KW - discourse KW - information structure. TI - Dashes as Typographical Cues for the Information Structure SP - 209 AV - public EP - 223 ER -