The GNOME corpus was created to study the discourse and semantic properties of discourse entities that affect their realization and interpretation, and particularly salience. We discuss what information was annotated and the methods we followed.

A 16-year-old gunslinger named "Doug," who performed nine drive-by shootings in his hometown of Omaha in 1 year, considers the films South Central and Boyz'n the Hood to be affirmations of his aspirations and lifestyle (Hull, 1993). In contrast, most viewers of these films absorbed explicit lessons about which behaviors and life choices to avoid. What are the factors that lead to these radicall...

This paper demonstrates the need for a uniform model of discourse variation analysis which is equipped to capture the complex nature of discourse variation and change whilst also ensuring generalizability. A review of the literature shows that the current heterogeneity in corpus construction, data quantification and theorizing of discourse variables impedes reliability and intersubjectivity. Su...

Discussion is frequently considered a necessary component of online classes, and is a broad term used to address any situation in which words are exchanged between different parties. This theoretical paper examines and critiques common practices in both assessment and research of asynchronous online discussion and introduces some newer approaches. In particular, this paper considers whether the...

This paper discusses Laclau and Mouffe’s post-structural theory of discourse its methodological tools that could be used for an analysis social cultural phenomena. Initially, we outline the variety discursive approaches within classification suggested by Jacob Torfing (2005) in order to explain distinctions similarities between linguistic understanding reality. Then, examine premises theory, wh...

OBJECTIVE Relation extraction in biomedical text mining systems has largely focused on identifying clause-level relations, but increasing sophistication demands the recognition of relations at discourse level. A first step in identifying discourse relations involves the detection of discourse connectives: words or phrases used in text to express discourse relations. In this study supervised mac...

The term `discourse' is used to describe the entangled and contested transactions through which real-world planning and policy issues are addressed. Studies of discourses have become an important way of understanding how power is mediated in planning, but the methods through which discourses are identified and evaluated is as yet unclear in the literature. Here, we describe our attemptöwith sti...

Discourse, a form of collaborative learning, is fundamentally a communications process. This in-progress study adapts Clark and Brennan’s grounding in communications principles to investigate how to “scaffold” asynchronous discourse. Scaffolding is defined as providing support for the learner at his or her level until the support is no longer needed. This paper presents early results from an ex...