Automated Classification of Argument Stance in Student Essays: A Linguistically Motivated Approach with an Application for Supporting Argument Summarization

AUTOMATED CLASSIFICATION OF ARGUMENT STANCE IN STUDENT ESSAYS: A LINGUISTICALLY MOTIVATED APPROACH WITH AN APPLICATION FOR SUPPORTING ARGUMENT SUMMARIZATION

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