TY - JOUR
T1 - The Interpretation of plural pronouns in discourse
T2 - Australasian Language Technology Workshop (9th : 2011)
AU - Ursini, Francesco-Alessio
AU - Akagi, Nobuaki
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PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - This paper presents an experimental study on the interpretation of plural pronoun they in discourse, and offers an answer to two questions. The first question is whether the anaphoric interpretation of they corresponds to that of its antecedent NP(maximal interpretation), or by the “whole” previous sentence (reference interpretation). The second question is whether speakers may access only one interpretation or both, although at different “moments” in discourse. The answers to these questions suggest that an accurate logical and psychological model of anaphora resolution includes two principles. A first principle finds a “default” interpretation, a second principle determines when the “alternative” interpretation can (and must) be accessed.
AB - This paper presents an experimental study on the interpretation of plural pronoun they in discourse, and offers an answer to two questions. The first question is whether the anaphoric interpretation of they corresponds to that of its antecedent NP(maximal interpretation), or by the “whole” previous sentence (reference interpretation). The second question is whether speakers may access only one interpretation or both, although at different “moments” in discourse. The answers to these questions suggest that an accurate logical and psychological model of anaphora resolution includes two principles. A first principle finds a “default” interpretation, a second principle determines when the “alternative” interpretation can (and must) be accessed.
M3 - Conference paper
SN - 1834-7037
SP - 140
EP - 147
JO - Proceedings of the Australasian Language Technology Association Workshop 2011
JF - Proceedings of the Australasian Language Technology Association Workshop 2011
Y2 - 1 December 2011 through 2 December 2011
ER -