One of the core components of language is referring, which requires the speaker to choose
between expressions that are highly explicit (eg, the UNC professor, or Peter), and reduced …

Most coreference resolution models determine if two mentions are coreferent using a single
function over a set of constraints or features. This approach can lead to incorrect decisions …

For more than three decades, research into the psycholinguistics of pronoun interpretation
has argued that hearers use various interpretation 'preferences' or 'strategies' that are …

The primary goal of coherence theory is to provide an explanation for the coherence
properties of discourse: what properties distinguish a discourse from a mere collection of …

Billig (1995) wrote that politicians often evoke nationalistic views when delivering their
speeches–they do this through the use of simple words (as personal pronouns) in a …

This paper examines the role that linguistic and cognitive prominence play in the resolution
of anaphor–antecedent relationships. In two experiments, we found that pronouns are …

We report two visual-world eye-tracking experiments that investigated the effects of
subjecthood, pronominalisation, and contrastive focus on the interpretation of pronouns in …

In a story completion study involving transfer-of-possession passages (John handed a book
to Bob. He _____), Stevenson et al.(1994) identified a pronoun interpretation preference that …

This survey explores interactions between syntax and discourse, through a case study of
patterns of extraction from coordinate structures. The theoretical breadth of the volume …

This dissertation provides a psycholinguistic investigation of the influence of discourse on
language comprehension. It examines factors that allow comprehenders to follow a …