| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS |
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| are the -self forms added to the genitive forms of the first and second person pronouns (myself, ourselves, yourself, yourselves) and to the objective forms of the third person pronouns (himself, herself, itself, themselves) used reflexively, as in He hurt himself. In reflexive use both the subject and the direct object have the same referent. The reflexive forms also occur in nonreflexive use, as emphatic pronouns. See also HISSELF; MYSELF; THEIRSELVES; YOURSELF. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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