Abstract

AbstractThis paper presents DiZer, an automatic DIscourse analyZER for Brazilian Portuguese. Given a source text, the system automatically produces its corresponding rhetorical analysis, following Rhetorical Structure Theory – RST [1]. A rhetorical repository, which is DiZer main component, makes the automatic analysis possible. This repository, produced by means of a corpus analysis, includes discourse analysis patterns that focus on knowledge about discourse markers, indicative phrases and words usages. When applicable, potential rhetorical relations are indicated. A preliminary evaluation of the system is also presented.KeywordsAutomatic Discourse AnalysisRhetorical Structure Theory

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