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  <Title>REMARKS ON PLURAL ANAPHORA*</Title>
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8. SUMMARY
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    <Paragraph position="0"> Compared to the case of singular pronouns, the resolution of anaphoric plural pronouns requires an additional step of processing: the sum formation. It is guided by various grammatical and lexical evidence, which is accumulated to form a common association basis (CAB). The principle of connectedness controls the sum formation, by which the restriction to a very limited number of complex RefOs is possible. The role of focus with respect to plural anaphora is similar to the singular case, but poses the question as to when the sum formation is carried out in the process of text comprehension. The resolution processes of the singular and plural cases can be made identical by assuming that, in cases where a suitable CAB is available, the sum formation takes place early, i.e. while processing the antecedent sentence(s). The principles of Permanence and Maximality are two principles which are valid especially for plural anaphora.</Paragraph>
    <Paragraph position="1"> The use of CABs and the mentioned principles of sum formation is a way to avoid the inadequacies of prior approaches to plural anaphora, which mostly seem to follow the motto &amp;quot;Anything goes&amp;quot;.</Paragraph>
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