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Kontrast type tags (i.e. values of the type attribute of kontrast elements).
Note that although annotators marked each word as one of the following types, all categories except for background are meant to be types of kontrast (excluding non-applic), i.e. there is an underlying opposition between kontrast and background.
| Values |
Description |
| correction |
corrects or clarifies another word or NP just used by the other speaker |
| contrastive |
contrasts
with another word or NP used in the discourse that is semantically
related to the current word, such that they could both belong to a
plausible set |
| subset |
a member of a more general set mentioned in the context |
| adverbial |
the focus of a focus-sensitive adverb, i.e. only, even, always, especially, just, also, too |
| answer |
fills an open proposition (such as wh-focus) set up by the context (there doesn't have to be an explicit question |
| other |
salient
in comparison or contrast to another element evoked by the context, but
not explicitly mentioned (only used if no other categories apply) |
| background |
not kontrastive, word either not salient, or no implication of alternative sets |
| nonapplic |
not marked for kontrast status, e.g. because discourse marker |
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