Experimenting with Clarification in Dialogue
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چکیده
A new technique for integrating experimental manipulations into text-based, synchronous dialogue is introduced. This method supports fine-grained, systematic transformation of conversational turns and the introduction of ‘artificial’ probe turns and turn sequences. It can be used to introduce manipulations that are sensitive to aspects of the local linguistic and conversational context for any task or dialogue type. The use of this technique is illustrated by an experimental investigation of the effect of word category and level of grounding on the interpretation of reprise clarifications. The results show that these factors affect both the type and likelihood of response to reprise fragment clar-
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