The book presents an overview of the author's research in anaphor interpretation set within the context of the general literature on anaphora from the disciplines of psycholinguistics. philosophy, lingustics, and computational linguistics.

Introduction. Mental Models: Their Nature and Construction. Mental Models and Language Processing. Lingusitic Approaches to Anaphora. Psycholinguistic Approaches to Anaphora: Methodological Issues. Psycholinguistic Approaches to Anaphora: Empirical Studies. Deep and Surface Anaphors. Anaphoric Islands. Implicit Causality. Stereotypes. A Mental Models Theory of Understanding Anaphora. References.