Datapoint English / Intensifiers and Reflexive Pronouns

Language
Genus: Germanic, Family: Indo-European
Feature
Intensifiers and Reflexive Pronouns by Ekkehard König and Peter Siemund (with Stephan Töpper )
Value
Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns are formally identical
Source
Personal knowledge

Examples

Judas hanged himself.
Judas  ahēng  hine  selfne. 
Judas hanged him self.ACC

John i saw himself i in the mirror.

a. 

(adnominal) 

 

The director himself opened the letter.

b. 

(adverbial) 

 

The director opened the letter himself.