What is a reflexive pronoun?

Definition
	A reflexive pronoun is a pronoun that has coreference with the subject.

Example (English)
	He prides himself on his appearance.

Generic
	A reflexive pronoun is a kind of
	What is a personal pronoun?

See also
	What is a reflexive verb?

Sources
	Hartmann and Stork 1972 194
	Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech, and Svartvik 1985 356–358
	Mish 1991 990

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Concept module: reflexive pronoun
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In modular book: Glossary of linguistic terms, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H., Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
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