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Table 5 Contextual ambiguity of explicit connectives

From: The biomedical discourse relation bank

Connective Type

Senses

Tokens

accordingly

2: Cause, Conjunction

2

although

2: Concession, Contrast

76

and

6: Cause, Concession, Conjunction, Continuation, Purpose, Temporal

274

as

3: Cause, Purpose, Temporal

23

both upon

2: Circumstance, Temporal

2

but

2: Concession, Contrast

42

by

3: Cause, Purpose, Temporal

262

nally

2: Conjunction, Temporal

21

however

2: Concession, Contrast

117

in part by

2: Cause, Purpose

3

in particular

2: Instantiation, Restatement

4

in response to

3: Cause, Circumstance, Temporal

12

in turn

3: Cause, Conjunction, Temporal

6

in

2: Circumstance, Purpose

3

indeed

2: Circumstance, Reinforcement

15

on the other hand

2: Concession, Contrast

6

once

2: Circumstance, Temporal

7

second

2: Conjunction, Temporal

3

since

2: Cause, Temporal

52

so

2: Cause, Restatement

7

then

2: Restatement, Temporal

91

therefore

2: Cause, Restatement

75

thus

2: Cause, Restatement

77

upon

2: Cirsumstance, Temporal

15

when

3: Circumstance, Condition, Temporal

65

while

4: Concession, Conjunction, Contrast, Temporal

64

whilst

2: Concession, Contrast

4

Total

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1328