Tiana V. Simovic

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Journal Publications & Refereed Conference Proceedings

Simovic, T. V., & Chambers, C. G. (submitted). Shallow sentence frames do not explain the complexity of perspective taking.

Sibia, N., Zavaleta Bernuy, A., Simovic, T. V., Huang, C., Tan, Y., Seong, E., Nobre, C., Zingaro, D., Liut, M., & Petersen, A. Exploring the effects of grouping by programming experience in Q&A forums. In International Computing Education Research Conference (ICER ’24), Vol. 1. [paper]

Simovic, T. V., & Chambers, C. G. (2023). The pragmatics of characters’ mental perspectives in pronominal reference resolution. In Proceedings of The Sixth Workshop on Computational Models of Reference, Anaphora and Coreference (CRAC 2023) (pp. 48-50). [paper][talk]

Simovic, T. V., & Chambers, C. G. (2023). How do antecedent semantics influence pronoun interpretation? Evidence from eye movements. Cognitive Science, 47(2), e13251. [paper]

Conference Talks

2024

Simovic, T. V., & Chambers, C. G. Rich pragmatic inferencing guides mental state reasoning in pronoun resolution. 5^th Experimental Pragmatics in Italy Conference (XPRAG.it). Venice, Italy.

Simovic, T. V., & Chambers, C. G. Deep pragmatic reasoning guides perspective computations in discourse. 34^th Annual Meeting of the Society for Text and Discourse. Chicago, IL, USA. [awarded best student research paper award]

Simovic, T. V., & Chambers, C. G. Pronoun interpretation highlights the robustness of social perspective reasoning. 37^th Annual Conference on Human Sentence Processing. Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

2023

Simovic, T. V., & Chambers, C. G. The pragmatics of characters’ mental perspectives in pronominal reference resolution. 6^th Workshop on Computational Models of Reference, Anaphora and Coreference (CRAC). Singapore.

Simovic, T. V., & Chambers, C. G. Evaluating the strength of perspective-taking in pronoun resolution. 64^th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society. San Francisco, CA, USA.

Chambers, C. G., & Simovic, T. V. Conceptual content and real-world coreference. Concepts in Action: Representation, Learning, and Applications(CARLA2023). Montreal, QC, Canada.

Simovic, T. V., & Chambers, C. G. Evaluating the strength of perspective information in pronominal reference resolution. 33^rd Meeting of the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Science. Guelph, ON, Canada.

Simovic, T. V., & Chambers, C. G. Evaluating the strength of perspective information in discourse processing: Evidence from pronoun resolution. 33^rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Text and Discourse. Oslo, Norway.

2022

Simovic, T. V., & Chambers, C. G. Drawing on perspective cues for pronominal reference resolution. 63^rd Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society. Boston, MA, USA.

Simovic, T. V., & Chambers, C. G. Pronouns and the pragmatics of perspective: Using perspective cues in reference resolution during online reading. 9^th Experimental Pragmatics Conference (XPRAG). Pavia, Italy.

Simovic, T. V., & Chambers, C. G. Using perspective cues in pronominal reference resolution during online reading. 32^nd Meeting of the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Science. Halifax, NS, Canada.

Simovic, T. V., & Beekhuizen, B. Exploring how context changes the interpretation of novel noun compounds. 32^nd Meeting of the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Science. Halifax, NS, Canada.

2021

Simovic, T. V., & Chambers, C. G. The role of prior discourse in the context of action: Insights from pronoun resolution. 34^th Annual CUNY Conference on Human Sentence Processing. Virtual.

2014

Commentary on "Testimonial Trustworthiness". Philosophy Graduate/Undergraduate Conference, University of Toronto. Toronto, ON, Canada.

Conference Posters

2024

Simovic, T. V., & Chambers, C. G. Exploring the flexibility of perspective reasoning: Evidence from pronoun resolution. 46^th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society. Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Simovic, T. V., & Chambers, C. G. Perspective reasoning and the interpretation of reference. Inaugural Conference of the Cognitive Linguistic Association of North America. Montreal, QC, Canada.

Simovic, T. V., & Chambers, C. G. Pronoun interpretation reveals the robustness and flexibility of perspective reasoning. Experiments in Linguistic Meaning (ELM 3). Philadelphia, PA, USA.

2023

Simovic, T. V., & Chambers, C. G. Drawing on perspective cues in pronoun resolution. 45^th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society. Sydney, Australia.

Simovic, T. V., & Chambers, C. G. Using perspective cues in pronoun resolution during online reading. 36^th Annual Conference on Human Sentence Processing. Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Simovic, T. V., & Beekhuizen, B. Donkey drivers and animal teachers: How context modulates novel noun compound interpretation. 36^th Annual Conference on Human Sentence Processing. Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

2022

Simovic, T. V., & Beekhuizen, B. Identifying the role of context in novel noun compound interpretation. 12^th International Conference on the Mental Lexicon. Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, Canada.

Simovic, T. V., & Chambers, C. G. Perspective cue usage in pronominal reference resolution during online reading. 28^th Architectures and Mechanisms for Language Processing Conference (AMLaP). York, UK

Simovic, T. V., & Beekhuizen, B. Identifying the role of context in novel noun compound interpretation. 28^th Architectures and Mechanisms for Language Processing Conference (AMLaP). York, UK.

Simovic, T. V., & Beekhuizen, B. Exploring context’s role in the interpretation of novel noun compounds. 44^th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society. Toronto, ON, Canada.

2021

Simovic, T. V., & Chambers, C. G. Pronoun interpretation in the context of dynamic action: A test of the retrieval hypothesis. MK40 Conference: Common Knowledge, Common Ground, and Context in Communication. Virtual.

Simovic, T. V., & Chambers, C. G. The role of prior discourse in the context of action: Insights from real-time referential processing. 12^th Dubrovnik Conference on Cognitive Science. Virtual.

2020

Simovic, T. V., & Chambers, C. G. Pronoun resolution does not depend on antecedent semantics. 61^st Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society. Virtual.

Simovic, T. V., & Chambers, C. G. Pronoun interpretation in the context of dynamic actions. 26^th Architectures and Mechanisms for Language Processing Conference (AMLaP). Virtual.

Simovic, T. V., & Chambers, C. G. Pronoun interpretation in the context of dynamic actions: A test of the reinstatement hypothesis. 42^nd Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society. Virtual.