The use of the reflexive marker in Lusaamia
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The present study examines the uses of the reflexive marker in Lusaamia, a Bantu language of Kenya. In addition to being a true reflexive, the reflexive verbal prefix is also used in indirect reflexive constructions, as a middle voice / stative marker, and also to indicate when an action is being done for no particular purpose (when used in conjunction with a causative marker). I show that unaccusative intransitives must be marked by the reflexive, while unergative intransitives may not be marked. The proposal is put forth that the reflexive marker is not merely marking reflexivity, but rather indicating that the subject of a sentence is acting as a patient (and possibly as an agent at the same time). Finally, an explanation is provided as to why the reflexive marker is used to indicate a "lack of purpose".
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