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Reference conditions on Russian reflexivization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 March 2026

Alan Timberlake
Alan Timberlake*
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University of California, Los Angeles
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Abstract

This study shows that, in contexts of optional application, reflexivization in Russian is governed by a class of secondary reference conditions: person, referentiality, set reference, and collectivity. The evidence presented goes against the prevailing assumption that coreference is the sole reference condition on reflexivization.

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Research Article
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Language , Volume 56 , Issue 4 , December 1980 , pp. 777 - 796
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Copyright © 1980 by Linguistic Society of America

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