title: Grammars with parsing dynamics: A new perspective on alignment.
abstract: This commentary argues that dialogue alignment can be explained if parsing-directed grammar formalisms are adopted. With syntax defined as monotonic growth of semantic representations as each word is parsed, alignment between interlocutors is shown to be expected. Hence, grammars can be evaluated according to relative success in characterizing dialogue phenomena.
authors.affiliation: Philosophy Department, King's College London, London WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom ruth.kempson@kcl.ac.uk http://www.kcl.ac.uk/kis/schools/hums/philosophy/top.html.
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kempson