Robust discourse parsing via discoure markers, topicality and position

Natural Language Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 235-255

  Schilder, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 84986284997     PISSN: 13513249     EISSN: 14698110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1351324902002905     Document Type: Article

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