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ERIC Number: ED130493
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1972-Oct
Pages: 18
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Reflexive Forms in Japanese and English. Studies in East Asian Syntax.
Hirakouji, Kenji; Bedell, George
Studies in English Linguistics, v4 p98-111 Mar l976
Reflexives in Japanese and English show a number of interesting differences. Morphologically, there is a single form "jibun" ("jishin") in Japanese, which does not vary for person or number. In English there are various forms which always agree in person and number ("myself,""himself,""themselves," etc.). Syntactically, English reflexives are usually restricted to the same clause as their antecedents, while Japanese reflexives are not. With numerous examples in Japanese and English, the uses of reflexives are analyzed and compared. (Author/CHK)
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Authoring Institution: California Univ., Los Angeles. Dept. of Linguistics.
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