Lost Intuitions and Forgotten Intentions

This paper does not provide a comprehensive review of work on centering, as this volume in its entirety serves that purpose. Rather we present our view of the history of centering and our perceptions of the most important areas for future work. The paper begins with a description of the intuitions underlying our previous research, a statement of the intended properties of the attentional state models and proposed theories, and the major claims made. We then look to the future development of centering and argue briefly for additional empirical research, analysis of more complex types of discourse, and more detailed examination of the interaction of centering with other discourse processes at both the local and global levels. 2 Original Intuitions and Intention