sva

Paul Kiparsky kiparsky at CSLI.STANFORD.EDU
Tue Jan 6 15:29:53 UTC 1998


If sva as a "reflexive pronoun" works just like aatman, then singular
sva should allow plural and dual antecedents, e.g. svam parirakSanti,
like aatmaanam parirakSanti.  It should also occur in the nominative,
e.g. svaH parirakSitum zakyate, like aatmaa parirakSitum zakyate.
Are these usages of sva attested?

Paul Kiparsky





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