This chapter describes a particular type of attributive possession, which is found in some of the Balkan languages, – a reflexive possessive construction. The adnominal possessor is expressed with a pronoun which means that the possessor is identical with the subject of the clause.
Translated title of the contributionРефлексивно-посессивное местоимение
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Balkan Linguistic Area: Mapping Variation and Contact
EditorsEvangelia Adamou, Andrey N. Sobolev
Place of PublicationBerlin; Boston
PublisherDe Gruyter
Chapter48
Pages233-238
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-11-138993-6, 978-3-11-139024-6
ISBN (Print)978-3-11-138976-9
DOIs
StatePublished - 19 Jan 2026

    Research areas

  • Balkan languages, nominal phrases, reflexive-possessive pronoun, Possessive pronouns

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