著者
尾崎 志津子 Shizuko Ozaki
出版者
金城学院大学
雑誌
金城学院大学論集. 人文科学編 = Treatises and Studies by the Facalty of Kinjo Gakuin University. Studies in Humanities (ISSN:18800351)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.12, no.1, pp.1-6, 2015-09-30

The current paper attempts to explain why Modern English reflexive pronouns demonstrate an asymmetric paradigm. The first and second person pronouns are genitive whereas the third person pronouns are dative. The forms are examined chronologically, and Gelderen’s (2000) compelling accounts are presented. At the end of the paper, the table showing the development of English reflexive pronouns with special notes on the issue is offered.