When an agent is acting on someone else, we might still use pronouns likeme, teandleto indicate who is being acted upon, but the verb is no longer reflexive. Let’s look at the difference betweendespertaranddespertarse(to wake up). If we’re going to use the reflexive version of this ...
It was around this time that I had finished my Master Herbalist degree and was beginning my internship at the health food stores on the weekends with training in Autosomal Reflexive Therapy. Therapy went well for the most part – food therapy was a bit disappointing, as Emma did not acquire...
But Coffman has disavowed Trump, played up his newly acquired Spanish-speaking skills, and portrayed Carroll as a reflexive liberal. He could defy the top of the ticket. New York’s 19th District— no incumbent running (Republican-held) — Law professor Zephyr Teachout, a progressive who ran...
It’s essential to understand thenuances of Spanish reflexive verbsto use them effectively. Some verbs change their meaning when used reflexively, likedormir(to sleep) anddormirse(to fall asleep), while others can only be used reflexively, such asarrepentirse(to regret). Tomaster reflexive verbs...
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According to Principle A of Chomsky’s Government and Binding theory (e.g., Chomsky 1981), anaphoric expressions like herself in (2a) must be locally bound, meaning that reflexive pronouns like herself (2a) that must refer to an antecedent have to find the source of their reference in a ...