Speech Acts as a Basis for Understanding Dialogue Coherence

Webster's dictionary defines "coherence" as "the quality of being logically integrated, consistent, and intelligible". If one were asked whether a sequence of physical acts being performed by an agent was coherent, a crucial factor in the decision would be whether the acts were perceived as contributing to the achievement of an overall goal. In that case they can frequently be described briefly, by naming the goal or the procedure executed to achieve it. Once the intended goal has been conjectured, the sequence can be described as a more or less correct, more or less optimal attempt at the achievement of the goal.

• Publication year

  1978

• Venue

  Theoretical Issues In Natural Language Processing

• Publication date

  1978-07-25

• Fields of study

  Linguistics, Computer Science

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  DOI 10.3115/980262.980282
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