1. A method for operating an automated assistant, comprising: at an electronic device comprising a processor and memory storing instructions for execution by the processor: obtaining a text string from a speech input received from a user, wherein the text string includes a pronoun; deriving information from a communication received at the electronic device prior to receipt of the speech input, wherein the communication was received from a sender separate from the user, and the information includes a name of the sender; and deriving a user intent from the text string and the name of the sender, wherein deriving the user intent includes determining that the pronoun refers to the sender.