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Datapoint Japanese / Intensifiers and Reflexive Pronouns

Language
Genus: Japanese, Family: Japanese
Feature
Intensifiers and Reflexive Pronouns by Ekkehard König and Peter Siemund (with Stephan Töpper )
Value
Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns are formally identical
References

Examples

Taro washed the car himself.
Taro-wa  jibun-de  kuruma-wo  arrata. 
Taro-NOM INTF-INSTR car-ACC washed
Taro himself honors the professor.
Taro  jishin  kyouju-wo  sonkeishiteiru. 
Taro himself professor-ACC honor
Taro criticized himself.
Taro-wa  jibun-wo  semeta. 
Taro-NOM REFL-ACC criticised