Generative syntax

Reflexivity (grammar)

In grammar, reflexivity is a property of syntactic constructs whereby two arguments (actual or implicit) of an action or relation expressed by a single predicate have the same reference. Reflexivity may be expressed by means of: reflexive pronouns or reflexive verbs. The latter ones may be constructed with the help of (e.g., in Russian) or (e.g., in Polish). (Wikipedia).

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