Several terms like "myself" and "yourself" redirect here. For other uses, see § Works.
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A reflexive pronoun is a pronoun that refers to another noun or pronoun (its antecedent) within the same sentence.
In the English language specifically, a reflexive pronoun will end in -self or -selves, and refer to a previously named noun or pronoun (myself, yourself, ourselves, themselves, etc.). English intensive pronouns, used for emphasis, take the same form.
In generative grammar, a reflexive pronoun is an anaphor that must be bound by its antecedent (see binding). In a general sense, it is a noun phrase that obligatorily gets its meaning from another noun phrase in the sentence.[1] Different languages have different binding domains for reflexive pronouns, according to their structure.
^Carnie, Andrew (2013). Syntax: A Generative Introduction. Wiley-Blackwell.
A reflexivepronoun is a pronoun that refers to another noun or pronoun (its antecedent) within the same sentence. In the English language specifically...
a pronoun is "you", which can be either singular or plural. Sub-types include personal and possessive pronouns, reflexive and reciprocal pronouns, demonstrative...
verb into a reflexive form. In many languages, reflexive constructions are rendered by transitive verbs followed by a reflexivepronoun, as in English...
yourselves, themselves) use the same form as reflexivepronouns, an intensive pronoun is different from a reflexivepronoun because it functions as an adverbial...
The reciprocal pronouns of English are one another and each other, and they form the category of anaphors along with reflexivepronouns (myself, yourselves...
singular verb. The corresponding reflexive object pronoun, se, is also third-person, but first-person possessive pronouns must be used when on meaning nous...
may also have reflexivepronouns (and sometimes reciprocal pronouns) closely linked to the personal pronouns. English has the reflexive forms myself,...
Demonstrative pronouns; Determinative pronouns; Reflexivepronouns, in which the subject is also one of the objects; Relative pronouns, which connect...
or pronoun (its antecedent) within the same clause (for example, She cut herself). This form is also sometimes used optionally in a non-reflexive function...
first-person singular pronouns. Similar to singular "you", its singular reflexivepronoun ("ourself") is different from the plural reflexivepronoun ("ourselves")...
object (accusative) or indirect object (dative), and for reflexivity as well. Several pronouns also have special forms used after prepositions. Spanish...
object (dative), or a reflexive object. Several pronouns further have special forms used after prepositions. The possessive pronouns are the same as the...
indirect object (dative), or a reflexive object. Pronouns further have special forms used with postpositions. The possessive pronouns are the same as the possessive...
references, demonstratives, and reflexives, just as pronouns do in other languages. Japanese has a large number of pronouns, differing in use by formality...
the place where logophoric pronouns would typically occur, non-clause-bounded reflexivepronouns (or long-distance reflexives) appear instead. Logophoricity...
gender of a pronoun kas – 'who? what?', personal pronouns aš / mes – 'I' / 'we', tu / jūs – 'you (singular) / you (plural)' and a reflexivepronoun savęs is...
between the reflexivepronoun se and the dative personal pronoun se, whereas in Portuguese it would be "deu-so" for the reflexivepronoun and "deu-lho"...
“ To form a reflexivepronoun in Gurenɛ the morphem -miŋa for singular or -misi for plural is attached to a particular personal pronoun. While in other...
from a periphrastic form involving the active verb combined with a reflexivepronoun. This development happened independently in the Romance languages...
following examples involving reflexivepronouns: a. Jim1 took a picture of himself1. – The light verb took requires the reflexivepronoun to appear. b. *Jim1 took...
forms, such as the Russian reflexivepronoun себя (sebja), personal pronouns, and the indefinite interrogative and relative pronoun kto. In their plural forms...
suffix -sja (-ся, 'self'), which also has reflexive and passive interpretations. Reciprocal pronounReflexive verb Haspelmath, Martin. 2007. Further remarks...
for relative pronouns. Reflexivepronouns are used when a subject and object are the same, as in Ich wasche mich "I wash myself". The pronoun man refers...
In Modern English, they is a third-person pronoun relating to a grammatical subject. In Standard Modern English, they has five distinct word forms: they:...