@misc{cogprints209, title = {Dashes as Typographical Cues for the Information Structure}, author = {Bilge Say and Varol Akman}, publisher = {Center for Research in Cognitive Science and Department of Psychology, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan}, year = {1998}, pages = {209--223}, keywords = {punctuation, DRT (discourse representation theory), SDRT (structured discourse representation theory), discourse, information structure.}, url = {http://cogprints.org/209/}, abstract = {We take em-dash as our sample punctuation mark and examine its usage from a discourse perspective, using sentences from well-known corpora. We particularly comment on how dashes can give hints on information structure, focus, and anaphora. Throughout the paper Discourse Representation Theory is used as a framework.} }