the pronoun is understood to refer to the glass, even though world knowledge would predict that the glass broke, whereas the cutting board did not. (The idea that communication focuses on the unexpected is of no help here, because the referent remains unchanged if we change didn't break to broke.) This would be expected if the interpretive process simply found a match between the concept of a fragile object breaking and the glass breaking (regardless of the exact logical structure), and used that match in choosing a referent. The processing of the example from Winograd,  in section 5.1, concerning refusal of a parade permit to a group of women, may similarly depend in part on the familiarity of the idea that people who (seek to) parade may advocate some cause. Note that in