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A reflexive pronoun is a pronoun that is preceded or followed by the noun, adjective, adverb or pronoun to which it refers (its antecedent) within the same clause. In generative grammar, a reflexive pronoun is an anaphor that must be bound by its antecedent (see binding). In a general sense, it is a noun phrase that obligatorily gets its meaning from another noun phrase in the sentence. Different languages will have different binding domains for reflexive pronouns, according to their structure. In English, the function of a reflexive pronoun is among the meanings of the words ''myself'', ''yourself'', ''thyself'' (archaic), ''himself'' (in some dialects, "hisself"), ''herself'', ''itself'', ''oneself'', ''ourselves'', ''ourself'' (as majestic plural), ''yourselves'', ''themself'', and ''themselves (in some dialects, "theirselves"''). In the statements "''I'' see ''him''" and "''She'' sees ''you''", the objects are not the same persons as the subjects and non-reflexive pronouns are used. However, when the person being seen is the same as the person who is seeing, the reflexive pronoun is used: "I see myself" or "''She'' sees herself". ==Origins and usage== In Indo-European languages, the reflexive pronoun has its origins in Proto-Indo-European. In some languages, the distinction between the normal object and reflexive pronouns exists mainly in the third person: whether one says "I like me" or "I like myself", there is no question that the object is the same person as the subject; but, in "They like them(selves)", there can be uncertainty about the identity of the object unless a distinction exists between the reflexive and the nonreflexive. In some languages, this distinction includes genitive forms: see, for instance, the Danish examples below. In languages with a distinct reflexive pronoun form, it is often gender-neutral. A reflexive pronoun is a special kind of pronoun that is usually used when the object of a sentence is the same as the subject. Each personal pronoun (such as "I", "you" and "she") has its own reflexive form: * I — myself (intensive) * you (singular) — yourself (intensive) * he — himself (intensive) * she — herself (intensive) * one — oneself (intensive) * it — itself (intensive) * we — ourselves (reflexive) * you (plural) — yourselves (reflexive) * they — themselves (reflexive) Note that they all have reflexive and intensive forms which depends on where they are in the sentence. * Jim bought himself a book (reflexive) * Jim himself bought a book (intensive) * Asjad brought himself a book(reflexive) * Asjad himself brought a book (intensive) Intensive pronouns usually appear right near the subject of the sentence. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Reflexive pronoun」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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