Reflexives

Forms and functionsVolume 1

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ID23809232
EditorsZygmunt Frajzyngier (0000-0002-8818-8241, University of Colorado), Traci Walker (University of Colorado)
Year2000
Publication date2000-03-15
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueReflexives (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherJohn Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1075/tsl.40
OpenAlexW2496723257
ISBN9789027229397
LanguageEN
Citations received15

The importance of reflexive markers in the study of language structure cannot be underestimated: they participate in the coding of the argument structure of a clause; in the coding of semantic relations between arguments and verbs; in the coding of the relationship between arguments; in the coding of aspect; in the coding of point of view; and in the Coding of the information structure of a clause. The present volume offers an approach to reflexive forms and functions from several perspectives: a formal approach where reflexives are discussed within a well-defined model of language representation; a typological approach; a historical approach concentrating on grammaticalization of reflexives and on the changes that pronouns and anaphors undergo; and a functionalist approach where functions of reflexive forms are described. The languages from which data were drawn represent a wide variety of language families and language types: English, Old English, Dutch, German, Tsakhur (Nakh-Dagestanian), Spanish, French, Bantu and Chadic languages. The variety of languages discussed and the different approaches taken complement each other in that each contributes an important piece to the understanding of reflexives in a cross-linguistic perspective.

Computer Science · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

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