3.4.7 The Reference and Discourse Context Components

The Reference and Discourse Context Components are used both by the Interpretation and the Generation Manager.

The Reference and Discourse Context Components are used both by the Interpretation and the Generation Manager.

The Reference Component

It resolves any references that occur in the user utterance. It maps references to objects defined in the domain or, for indefinite references (a vehicle), it maintains a query to be resolved later.

The Discourse Context Component

It is responsible for the manipulation of discourse obligations and grounding, in collaboration with the the Interpretation Manager. Information about reference resolution, elipsis and turn taking also comes from the Discourse Context Component.


Dimitra Tsovaltzi, Stephan Walter and Aljoscha Burchardt
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