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Workshop on<br>
Constraints in Discourse<br>
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This is the third in a series of workshops entitled "Constraints in<br>
Discourse".<br>
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It is a linguistic commonplace to say that the meaning of text is more<br>
than the conjunction of the meaning of its sentences. But what exactly<br>
are the rules that govern its interpretation, and what are the<br>
constraints that define well-formed discourse? For a long time, the<br>
development of precise frameworks of discourse interpretation has been<br>
hampered by the lack of a deeper understanding of the dependencies<br>
between different discourse units. Recent years have seen a<br>
considerable advance in this field. A number of strong constraints<br>
have been proposed that restrict the sequencing and attaching of<br>
segments at various descriptive levels, as well as the interpretation<br>
of their interrelations.<br>
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The goal of this workshop is to provide a forum for presenting recent<br>
research on constraints in discourse. The target areas include the<br>
recognition of discourse structure as well as the interpretation and<br>
generation of discourse in a broad variety of domains. The workshop<br>
offers a forum for researchers from diverse formal approaches,<br>
including but not limited to:<br>
- Rhetorical Structure Theory (RST)<br>
- Segmented Discourse Representation Theory (SDRT)<br>
- Tree Adjoining Grammars<br>
- Head-driven Phrase Structure Grammar (HPSG)<br>
- The QUD Modell<br>
- Plan Based Reasoning<br>
- Abductive Reasoning<br>
- Gricean Pragmatics<br>
- Speech Act Theory<br>
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We invite talks that further our theoretical understanding of the role<br>
of constraints in discourse, as well as empirical studies that shed<br>
light on their empirical validity. The conference is explicitly<br>
intended for discussion and comparison of theoretical accounts that<br>
lay the ground for applications. It is not intended as a platform for<br>
system demonstrations. Specific topics might relate to<br>
- Anaphora Resolution<br>
- Co-reference<br>
- Dialogical vs. Monological Discourse<br>
- Questions and Answers<br>
- Lexicon and Discourse Relations<br>
- Cognitive Modeling<br>
- Underspecification and Nonmonotonic Inferences<br>
etc.<br>
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The organisers are planning to publish a book based on the<br>
contributions to this workshop.<br>
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Publication (and workshop) language is English.<br>
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The workshop is endorsed by ACL's SIGDial, SIGGen and SIGSem.<br>
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Invited Speakers<br>
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Laurence Danlos, Universite Paris 7<br>
Julia Hirschberg, Columbia University<br>
Paul Piwek, Open University<br>
Bonnie Webber, U Edinburgh, UK<br>
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Paper Submission<br>
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Researchers interested in contributing a paper to the workshop are<br>
invited to submit an abstract that spans not more than 3 pages in PDF<br>
or PS (single column, 10pt font size, a4 paper, including a<br>
bibliography) using the form at the workshop website<br>
(<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.constraints-in-discourse.org/cid08">http://www.constraints-in-discourse.org/cid08</a>). Reviews will be done<br>
blindly; the abstracts may accordingly not include explicit hints that<br>
allow the identification of the authors (such as "in paper (...) we<br>
show that").<br>
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Important Dates<br>
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Conf: July 30th-August, 1st, 2008<br>
Deadline for Submissions: April 25th, 2008<br>
Notification of Acceptance: May 17th, 2008<br>
Final Abstracts due: July 12th, 2008<br>
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Program Committee<br>
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Anton Benz, ZAS Berlin, Germany<br>
Laurence Danlos, Universite Paris 7, France<br>
Markus Egg, RU Groningen, Netherlands<br>
Julia Hirschberg, Columbia University, USA<br>
Peter Kuehnlein, RU Groningen, Netherlands<br>
Paul Piwek, Open Univerity, UK<br>
Gisela Redeker, RU Groningen, Netherlands<br>
David Schlangen, U Potsdam, Germany<br>
Manfred Stede, U Potsdam, Germany<br>
Bonnie Webber, U Edinburgh, UK<br>
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Organisation<br>
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Organisation Committee:<br>
Anton Benz, ZAS Berlin, Germany<br>
Markus Egg, RU Groningen, Netherlands<br>
Peter Kuehnlein, RU Groningen, Netherlands<br>
Gisela Redeker, RU Groningen, Netherlands<br>
Manfred Stede, Uni Potsdam, Germany<br>
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Local Organisation:<br>
Anton Benz, ZAS Berlin, Germany<br>
Manfred Stede, Uni Potsdam, Germany<br>
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