---
title: "On the Interaction of Metonymies and Anaphora"
authors:
  - "Katja Markert"
  - "Udo Hahn"
doi: ""
url: "https://ijcai.org/proceedings/1997/146"
pdf: "https://ijcai.org/proceedings/1997/0146.pdf"
venue: "Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence"
year: 1997
pages: "1010-1014"
track: "Natural-language Processing and Graphical Presentation"
keywords:
---

# On the Interaction of Metonymies and Anaphora

Katja Markert, Udo Hahn

*Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence*, pages 1010-1014.

## Abstract

From the analysis of naturally occurring texts we obtained evidence for the systematic interaction between nominal anaphora and metonymies. This leads us to postulate an integrated model incorporating both phenomena simultaneously. The consideration of discourse constraints for metonymy resolution allows us to challenge the commonly held view that the interpretation of metonymies should proceed from a literal-meaning-first approach. Thus, we argue for an equally balanced treatment of literal and figurative language use.