A Probabilistic Reconciliation of Coherence-Driven and Centering-Driven Theories of Pronoun Interpretation
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Grammatical Role Parallelism (Kamayama, 1986; Smyth, 1994) Reasoning/World Knowledge (Hobbs, 1979) a. George narrowly defeated John, and special interests promptly began lobbying him. [ him = George ] b. John was narrowly defeated by George, and special interests promptly began lobbying him. [ him = John ] c. George narrowly defeated John, and Mitt absolutely trounced him. [ him = John ] d. George narrowly defeated John, and he quickly demanded a recount. [ he = John ]
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