Collaboration on reference to objects that are not mutually known
<|reference_start|>Collaboration on reference to objects that are not mutually known: In conversation, a person sometimes has to refer to an object that is not previously known to the other participant. We present a plan-based model of how agents collaborate on reference of this sort. In making a reference, an agent uses the most salient attributes of the referent. In understanding a reference, an agent determines his confidence in its adequacy as a means of identifying the referent. To collaborate, the agents use judgment, suggestion, and elaboration moves to refashion an inadequate referring expression.<|reference_end|>
@article{edmonds1994collaboration,
    title={Collaboration on reference to objects that are not mutually known},
    author={Philip G. Edmonds},
    journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:cmp-lg/9405013},
    year={1994},
    archivePrefix={arXiv},
    eprint={cmp-lg/9405013},
    primaryClass={cmp-lg cs.CL}
}