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Discourse relation

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A discourse relation (or rhetorical relation) is a description of how two segments of discourse are logically connected to one another.

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One method of modeling discourse involves a set of concepts that constitute "segmented discourse representation theory" (SDRT).

SDRT

Asher and Lascarides categorize the discourse relations formalized in SDRT into five classes.

Metatalk relations

  • Consequence*(α,β)
  • Explanation*(α,β)
  • Explanation*q(α,β)
  • Result*(α,β)

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