Crosslinguistic generalizations about reflexive constructions

Reflexive constructions vary from language to language in the way they encode
coreference between two clause participants. While some languages employ a form
called reflexivizer, others use a non-reflexive form that may perform a coreference
function under some conditions. There is also much variation in the types of
reflexivizers, spanning from reflexive nominals, voice markers to argument markers,
occurring in variable or invariant forms. Additionally, reflexivizers may display
coexpression patterns related to self-intensification, auto-benefaction, or
valency-changing operations. The aim of this chapter is to investigate some of the main
features of reflexive constructions among the world’s languages through a
crosslinguistic comparison of the patterns described by the contributors of this book.