This paper presents a general argument for a relevance-based approach to the problem of connectivity in conversation. First, the potential relevance of conversation for pragmatic theory is discussed, as examples in pragmatic theory generally consist of small conversations. A typical problem for conversation analysis and pragmatic analysis is the description of uses of pragmatic connectives. The...

A novel probabilistic framework is proposed for inferring gaze patterns and the structure of conversation in face-to-face multiparty communication, based on head directions and the presence/absence of utterances of participants. First, we define three classes of conversational regimes, which are characterized by the topology of the gaze pattern; we assume that they indicate the structure of the...

This paper presents a novel framework to automatically detect agreement and disagreement utterances in natural conversation. Such a function is critical for conversation understanding such as meeting summarization. One of the difficulties of agreement and disagreement utterance detection in natural conversation is ambiguity in the utterance unit. Utterances are usually segmented by short pauses...

This paper focuses on the realizability problem of a framework for modeling and specifying the global behaviors of reactive electronic services (e-services). In this framework, Web accessible programs (peers) communicate by asynchronous message passing, and a virtual global watcher silently listens to the network. The global behavior is characterized by a “conversation”, which is the infinite s...

The traditional Christian belief in the Trinity states that God exists in three persons: Father, Son, and Spirit, and that people were created in “the image of God.” This is understood to mean that humans reflect the nature of God and His ability to communicate. This ancient Christian concept has implications not only for theology, but also for communication within Christian communities. The go...

In this paper we describe our ongoing work in developing a choreography for IRS-III. IRS-III is a framework and platform for developing WSMO based semantic web services. Our choreography framework is based on the KADS system-user co-operation model and distinguishes between the direction of messages within a conversation and which actor has the initiative. The implementation of the framework is...

In this paper we describe our ongoing work in developing a choreography for IRS-III. IRS-III is a framework and platform for developing WSMO based semantic web services. Our choreography framework is based on the KADS system-user co-operation model and distinguishes between the direction of messages within a conversation and which actor has the initiative. The implementation of the framework is...

This paper describes a psychometrically-based approach to the measurement of collaborative problem solving skills, by mining and classifying behavioral data both in real-time and in post-game analyses. The data were collected from a sample of middle school children who interacted with a game-like, online simulation of collaborative problem solving tasks. In this simulation, a user is required t...