Universal 608: reflexive (1 &, v 2 ) ⇒ reflexive (3 )

Universal 608: reflexive (1 &, v 2 ) ⇒ reflexive (3 )

Original

If there are reflexive pronouns distinct from non-reflexive ones with 1st and/or 2nd Person, then also with 3rd Person, but not vice versa.

Standardized

IF there are reflexive pronouns distinct from non-reflexive ones with 1st and/or 2nd Person, THEN also with 3rd Person, but not vice versa.

Keywords

reflexive pronoun, non-reflexive pronoun, 1 person, 2 person, 3 person

Domain

inflection

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

absolute

Basis

languages surveyed in Haiman & Munro 1983

Source

Haiman & Munro 1983: xi, Wiesemann 1986: 439ff.

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