Preface
The book titled 'Discourse Anaphora Resolution in Punjabi: A Centering Theory-Based Approach' examines the distribution of inter-sentential anaphors and discourse anaphors in Punjabi language. The data for the analysis of various kinds of anaphoric expressions has been taken from Indian Languages Corpora Initiative (ILCI). In generative grammar, the anaphoric expression deals with a phenomenon where anaphors such as 'himself', 'herself' and 'myself will have to have a co-referential nominal or pronominal elements elsewhere in the sentence. The present book has tried to explain the constraints and facilitations that such anaphoric elements have in Punjabi by using the computation model. The present book also examines the pragmatics of anaphors by generalizing the inter-sentential anaphors in Punjabi and can be compared with such pragmatics of anaphors in other Indian languages as well. The book consists of five chapters. The first chapter gives comprehensive details on inter-sentential anaphors and has examined the phenomenon cross-linguistically. The second chapter explains the relationship between discourse structure and anaphors in a cohesive manner. The third chapter describes a Neo-Gricean approach to the reference of choice in Punjabi with special focus on the generalized and scalar implicature. The fourth chapter discusses about the mechanism that can bring solution to the problems of inter-sentential anaphors in Punjabi based on a computational model. It is argued that topic continuation factor plays a significant role in resolving the inter-sentential anaphors in Punjabi. However, the other mechanisms such as retaining and shifting factors can handle only a few problems of inter-sentential anaphors in Punjabi. Thus, for the anaphoric resolution, the Centering Theory Approach seems to bring a great solution to the problems of the distribution of anaphors in Indian languages. This has been proven in the present book by examining the phenomenon on the basis of drawing the computational algorithm, which helps understand the inter-sentential anaphors in Punjabi.
About The Book
Discourse Anaphora Resolution in Punjabi: A Centering Theory-Based Approach: provides an engaging and accessible introduction to anaphora studies in Punjabi, with special reference to the ILCI corpora. It introduces readers to the linguistics of anaphora by exploring its relationship with discourse structure and corpora, and demonstrates how anaphora functions as a crucial mechanism for maintaining consistency and coherence in natural language. The book pragmatically addresses reference choice (i.e., anaphors) in Punjabi by by examining implicature within the Neo-Gricean approach, with comparative insights drawn from Chinese anaphora studies. It also critically introduces the well-known Centering Theory as a comput-ational framework for understanding anaphors at the discourse level. Key features include: A comprehensive introduction to anaphors at the discourse level Broad coverage of linguistic expressions, discourse coherence, discourse centers, discourse focus, and corpus-related concerns Consideration of selected cases of Chinese anaphora while discussing the Neo-Gricean approach in Punjabi A formal link between linguistic frameworks and computational models for solving human-machine interaction problems in NLP, with a special focus on anaphora resolution This book is an indispensable resource for beginners and researchers interested in anaphora and discourse anaphora studies.
About The Author
DR. HARJIT SINGH is an Assistant Professor in the Depart-ment of Linguistics and Contrastive Study of Tribal Languages at Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh-484 887, India. He received his Ph.D. in Computational Linguistics in 2019 from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110067, His areas of expertise include computational linguistics, natural language processing, discourse anaphora resolution, semantics, and pragmatics. He has participated in numerous national and international conferences and has published res research papers in reputed journals. He has also served as a regular reviewer for reputed journals published by Springer and Association for Computing Machinery.
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