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Value Reflexive pronoun with ‘body’ or body-part
Language:
Reunion Creole
Parameter:
Reflexive constructions
References
Bollée 2007
: 71-72
;
Chaudenson 1974
: 345
Examples
Mwen la larg mon kor.
Mwen
1sg
la
prf
larg
let.go
mon
poss
.
1sg
kor.
body
I let myself go.
French:
Je me suis laissée aller (à terre).
See
Chaudenson 1974
: 345
Li la rann son kor.
Li
3sg
la
prf
rann
give.up
son
poss
.
3sg
kor.
body
He surrendered (to the police).
French:
Il s'est rendu (à la police).
See
Carayol et al. 1984-1995
: 449
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