Structuring the Space of Perspectives
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Title:Structuring the Space of Perspectives
Abstract:The same event can be reported from different perspectives depending on the experiences, background, and beliefs of the writer or speaker. A variety of NLP areas engage with perspectives, spanning from text analysis to algorithm optimization. A wide range of operative concepts (such as stances, sentiment, frames, and arguments) has been used to capture perspectives in texts, however the precise relationships among those concepts remain unclear. Arguably, a deeper theoretical understanding of these concepts would empower more effective research on perspectives. In this paper, we address this gap by reviewing the space of perspectives in NLP and defining a set of properties that help distinguishing perspective-related concepts. Our analysis leads us to posit a hierarchy which organizes these concepts linearly along a single axis. Finally, we show how this principled conceptual hierarchy can help researchers navigate the field and select operationalizations of perspective that align with their specific research objectives.
| Comments: | Under review for TACL (editor decision: b) |
| Subjects: | Computation and Language (cs.CL) |
| Cite as: | arXiv:2608.12113 [cs.CL] |
| (or arXiv:2608.12113v1 [cs.CL] for this version) | |
| https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2608.12113
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From: Agnese Daffara Mrs. [view email][v1] Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:32:51 UTC (419 KB)
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