Universal Discourse Relations: A Proposal

Anna Latusek, Maciej Ogrodniczuk, Alina Wróblewska, Bartosz Żuk


Abstract
This paper introduces a novel ’universal’ approach to discourse annotation, serving as a comprehensive synthesis of the ISO 24617-8 semantic annotation framework and a newly developed multi-layer model of coherence relations. To address the complexities of text analysis, we present a hierarchical classification and a systematic decision tree. By unifying disparate formalisms, our model provides researchers with a robust, standardised methodology for analysing complex discourse structures across various linguistic contexts.
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2026.codi-1.9
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Proceedings of the 2nd Joint Workshop on Computational Approaches to Discourse, Context and Document-Level Inferences and Computational Models of Reference, Anaphora and Coreference (CODI-CRAC 2026)
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July
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2026
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San Diego, California, USA
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Chloé Braud, Christian Hardmeier, Maciej Ogrodniczuk, Sharid Loaiciga, Amir Zeldes, Michal Novák, Chuyuan Li, Michael Strube, Junyi Jessy Li
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Anna Latusek, Maciej Ogrodniczuk, Alina Wróblewska, and Bartosz Żuk. 2026. Universal Discourse Relations: A Proposal. In Proceedings of the 2nd Joint Workshop on Computational Approaches to Discourse, Context and Document-Level Inferences and Computational Models of Reference, Anaphora and Coreference (CODI-CRAC 2026), pages 65–77, San Diego, California, USA. Association for Computational Linguistics.
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