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  <Title>Discourse particles and routine formulas in spoken language translation</Title>
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6 Summary
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    <Paragraph position="0"> Discourse particles and routine formulas in spoken utterances cannot be translated on a simple lexemeto-lexeme basis. We have proposed a taxonomy of discourse functions to represent the pragmatic impact of such particles and formulas. There is, still, no 1:1 mapping between particles/formulas and discourse functions in analysis, nor between discourse functions and their realization in the target language. Therefore, we use a &amp;quot;deep&amp;quot; utterance representation of dialogue act and propositional content, into which discourse functions are integrated.</Paragraph>
    <Paragraph position="1"> In analysis, the deep representation holds all the information required for successful processing; the transfer and generation components can then decide whether discourse functions get realized in the target language, and if so, by what means. This decision can be made in the context of the target-language utterance.</Paragraph>
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