Rhetorical relations and the rhythm of the discourse
Cesare Rocchi
rocchi at ITC.IT
Tue Jan 14 17:15:59 UTC 2003
Dear all,
I'm looking for some research study that concerns
RST and the rhythm of discourse.
In particular I'm looking for answers to the following questions
(from a computational perspective):
-
how particular configurations of rhetorical relations affect the rhythm
of the discourse ?
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is it possible to identify how a RR affects the
flow of discourse (e.g. a sequence tends to highlight the continuity
among its parts whereas a background tends to break the rhythm by
providing
contextual information that helps to understand the message of the
nucleus) ?
-
how rhythm affects the communicative effect of a text (are there
"boring texts" and
"well-structured texts")?
-
perhaps I need to integrate these issues with a study concerning rhythm
and punctuation ?
I'm open to every suggestion and any kind of discussion.
Thanks in advance,
-c.
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