Data points: optional reflexives 3/17/11
From “Australia’s truly glamorous camper”, NewScientist 3/5/11, p. 22: Call it classy camping gear. Baby Australian leafhoppers (Kahaono montana) pitch silk tents to keep them safe from predators. The point of interest is the non-reflexive object them, anaphoric to the subject baby Australian leafhoppers — in a configuration where a reflexive pronoun (themselves) would normally … Continue reading Data points: optional reflexives 3/17/11
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