grammar In linguistics, the grammar of a natural language is its set of structure, structural constraints on speakers' or writers' composition of clause (linguistics), clauses, phrases, and words. The term can also refer to the study of such constraint ...

, reflexivity is a property of syntactic constructs whereby two arguments (actual or implicit) of an action or relation expressed by a single

predicate Predicate or predication may refer to: * Predicate (grammar), in linguistics * Predication (philosophy) * several closely related uses in mathematics and formal logic: **Predicate (mathematical logic) **Propositional function **Finitary relation, ...

have the same

reference Reference is a relationship between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object. The first object in this relation is said to ''refer to'' the second object. It is called a '' name'' ...

.Routledge dictionary of language and linguistics By Hadumod Bussmann, Gregory Trauth, Kertin Kazzaz
"Reflexivity
/ref> Reflexivity may be expressed by means of:

reflexive pronoun A reflexive pronoun is a pronoun that refers to another noun or pronoun (its antecedent) within the same sentence. In the English language specifically, a reflexive pronoun will end in ''-self'' or ''-selves'', and refer to a previously na ...

s or

reflexive verb In grammar, a reflexive verb is, loosely, a verb whose direct object is the same as its subject; for example, "I wash myself". More generally, a reflexive verb has the same semantic agent and patient (typically represented syntactically by the su ...

s. The latter ones may be constructed with the help of

reflexive affix Reflexive may refer to: In fiction: *Metafiction In grammar: * Reflexive pronoun, a pronoun with a reflexive relationship with its self-identical antecedent * Reflexive verb, where a semantic agent and patient are the same In mathematics and com ...

es (e.g., in Russian) or

reflective particle Reflection is the change in direction of a wavefront at an interface between two different media so that the wavefront returns into the medium from which it originated. Common examples include the reflection of light, sound and water waves. ...

s (e.g., in Polish).

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