Abstract
Segmented Discourse Representation Theory (SDRT) [2,7] provides a dynamic semantics for discourse that exploits a rich notion of discourse structure. According to SDRT, a text is segmented into constituents related to each other by means of rhetorical relations; the resulting structure, known as a segmented discourse representation structure or SDRS has various semantic effects. This theory has shown how discourse structure makes contributions to the interpretation of a variety of linguistic phenomena, including tense, modality, presupposition, the interpretation of anaphoric pronouns and ellipsis. SDRT exploits dynamic semantics [20,14] to interpret SDRSs. We investigate here the advantages of integrating SDRT within continuation style semantics of the sort developed in [17].
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Asher, N., Pogodalla, S. (2011). SDRT and Continuation Semantics. In: Onada, T., Bekki, D., McCready, E. (eds) New Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence. JSAI-isAI 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 6797. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25655-4_2
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