The Relation between Reflexive Pronoun and the Subject in Turkish
Özkan Öztekten
Abstract
Although the act in predicate is not reflexive, the possessive forms of kendi word which are regarded as reflexive pronoun have been assumed and named pekiştirilmiş özne (intensified subject) or emphatic pronoun. But as far as qualification arrangement in Turkic structure is concerned, this estimation is inconsistent. While the intensifying function is forwards in Turkish, it is regarded as backwards for reflexive pronoun as the subject. In this article, I intend to argue whether a reflexive pronoun could be subject of a sentence as a glosseme with possessive suffix or not.
How to Cite
Özkan Öztekten (2008). The Relation between Reflexive Pronoun and the Subject in Turkish. IJCAS, Vol. 12, No. 1, .