Special Topics in Computational Linguistics: Processing Anaphoric Expressions

Eleni Miltsakaki

Lecture slides

Lecture 1: 14/10/2005

Lecture 2: 21/10/2005

Lecture 3: 4/11/2005

Lecture 4: 11/11/2005

Lecture 5: 18/11/2005

Lecture 6: 25/11/2005

Lecture 7: 2/12/2005

Lecture 8: Lab session 7/12/2005

Lecture 9: 16/12/2005

Lecture 10: Mid-term exam 23/12/2005

Readings

Centering: A Framework for Modeling Local Coherence of Discourse. In Computational Linguistics, 21(2) . (B. Grosz, A. Joshi and S. Weinstein.)

Anaphora Resolution: A Centering Approach. In Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, 2nd edition, Elsevier . (A. Joshi, R. Prasad, and E. Miltsakaki.)

Towards an Aposynthesis of Topic Continuity and Intrasentential Anaphora. In Computational Linguistics 28(3). (E. Miltsakaki)

Interpreting Pronouns and Connectives: Interactions among Focusing, Thematic Roles and Coherence Relations. In Language and Cognitive Processes, 15(3). (R. Stevenson, A. Knott, J. Oberlander, and S. McDonald)

Effects of Subordination on Referential Form and Interpretation. In Proceedings of 26th Penn Linguistics Colloquium, 2002 . (E. Miltsakaki)

Ch. 2 "A Theory of Discourse Coherence" in Coherence, Reference and the Theory of Grammar. (A. Kehler)

Ch. 6 "Coherence and Pronoun Interpretation" in Coherence, Reference and the Theory of Grammar. (A. Kehler)

An Algorithm for Pronominal Anaphora Resolution. In Computational Linguistics 20(4). (S. Lappin and S. Leass)

Homework

Homework 1. Due on Monday, Nov. 28th.