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==Definition==
 
 
 
A '''reflexive''' is an expression such as ''himself'' in English, which must be anaphorically related to an [[antecedent]].
 
A '''reflexive''' is an expression such as ''himself'' in English, which must be anaphorically related to an [[antecedent]].
  
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''herself'' in (i) is a reflexive with ''Mary'' as its antecedent.
 
''herself'' in (i) is a reflexive with ''Mary'' as its antecedent.
  
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'''Reflexive'''s behave as [[anaphor]]s with respect to the [[binding theory]].
 
'''Reflexive'''s behave as [[anaphor]]s with respect to the [[binding theory]].
  
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*[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Reflexive&lemmacode=329 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Reflexive&lemmacode=329 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
 
 
 
=== References ===
 
  
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== References ==
 
* Chomsky, N. 1981. ''Lectures on Government and Binding,'' Foris, Dordrecht.
 
* Chomsky, N. 1981. ''Lectures on Government and Binding,'' Foris, Dordrecht.
  
 
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Definition

A reflexive is an expression such as himself in English, which must be anaphorically related to an antecedent.

Example

herself in (i) is a reflexive with Mary as its antecedent.

(i) Maryi dresses herselfi well

Reflexives behave as anaphors with respect to the binding theory.

Links

References

  • Chomsky, N. 1981. Lectures on Government and Binding, Foris, Dordrecht.