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DiscoExplorer: An Open Interface for the Study of Multilingual Discourse Relations

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Discourse relations (e.g., cause, concession) are a key topic in computational linguistics and pragmatics, but cross-linguistic comparison is challenging. DiscoExplorer is a new open-source web interface that runs locally, making datasets from the DISRPT Shared Task on discourse relation classification publicly available for 16 languages, with query language, search, and visualization features.

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DiscoExplorer: An Open Interface for the Study of Multilingual Discourse Relations
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[2605.15304] DiscoExplorer: An Open Interface for the Study of Multilingual Discourse Relations

[Submitted on 14 May 2026]

Title:DiscoExplorer: An Open Interface for the Study of Multilingual Discourse Relations

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Abstract:The relations connecting propositions in discourse such as cause (A because B) or concession (A although B) are a subject of intense interest in Computational Linguistics and Pragmatics, but challenging to study and compare across languages. Recent progress in standardizing discourse relation inventories across datasets offers the potential to facilitate such studies, but is hindered by the complexity of relevant data and the lack of easily accessible interfaces to analyze it. In this paper we present DiscoExplorer, a new open source web interface, capable of running on local computers, which we use to make datasets from the DISRPT Shared Task on discourse relation classification publicly available, covering 16 different languages. We present the query language, search and visualization facilities for relations and signaling devices such as connectives, as well as some example studies.

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https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2605.15304

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From: Amir Zeldes [view email] [v1] Thu, 14 May 2026 18:17:40 UTC (1,030 KB)

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  • DiscoExplorer is an open-source web interface that can be run locally for multilingual discourse relation research.
  • It integrates discourse relation datasets from the DISRPT Shared Task covering 16 languages.
  • Provides a query language, search, and visualization facilities for analyzing relations and signaling devices like connectives.
  • The paper includes example studies demonstrating the tool's utility.

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