Research

Language Models Generalize to Human-like Word Order Preferences — Amanda Popadich and Shane Steinert-Threlkeld, arXiv preprint (2026). Under review. [code]

Knowledge Attribution Modulates Scalar Implicatures in Epistemic Attitude Verbs — Amanda Popadich and Shane Steinert-Threlkeld, Northwest Linguistics Conference 43, University of British Columbia (2026, talk). [code]

Contrastive Topics and Pronoun Resolution in QUD Theory — Amanda Popadich, LELPGC23, University of Edinburgh (2023, poster).

A Reconciliation of the Factors Affecting Referring Expression Choice in a Rational Speech Acts Model — Amanda Popadich, M.Sc. thesis, University of Edinburgh (2023).