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Universal 1416:

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Universal 1416:

Original
No language has reflexive relative pronouns.
Standardized
No language has reflexive relative pronouns.
Keywords
relative, pronoun, coreference
Domain
syntax
Type
unconditional
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
languages in Keenan 1974
Source
Keenan 1974: 305
Counterexamples

One Comment

  1. FP
    FP

    REFLEXIVE here means coreferential with another NP in the same clause.

    1. May 2020

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