coreference-resolution-subsumes-anaphora-resolution

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Created 2026-08-24T17:11:18+00:00

Coreference resolution is the broader task encompassing anaphora resolution (pronoun→antecedent links) and bridging references (e.g., 'the front door' → John's house's front door).

Summary

When a system tries to figure out what different words or phrases in a text are pointing to, it can't limit itself to just matching pronouns with their earlier mentions. The full problem also includes resolving expressions like "the front door" or "the meeting" that were never literally stated before but are clearly linked to something in context, so any evaluation or design of a reference-tracking component needs to cover both kinds of cases, not just pronouns.