%A Bilge Say
%A Varol Akman
%T Dashes as Typographical Cues for the Information Structure
%X 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.
%D 1998
%K punctuation, DRT (discourse representation theory), SDRT (structured discourse representation theory), discourse, information structure.
%I Center for Research in Cognitive Science and Department of Psychology, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan
%P 209-223
%L cogprints209

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