Coherent analysis of argumentative discourse
Robin A Cohen · 2003
R. Cohen (Computational Linguistics, vol.13, no.1-2, p.11-24, 1987) has described a model for the analysis of arguments that includes: (1) a theory of expected coherent structure, which is used to limit analysis to the reconstruction of particular transmission forms; (2) a theory of linguistic clues which assigns a functional interpretation to special words and phrases used by the speaker to indicate the structure of the argument; and (3) a theory of evidence relationships which includes the demand for pragmatic analysis to accommodate beliefs not currently held. The author summarizes the prescriptions for coherent analysis, with a view to their application in the translation of technical material.>