Abstract
Reflexivity expresses itself in various ways across languages. Some languages uses nominal reflexives like English and other languages express reflexivity by marking on the predicate like polysynthetic languages. Interestingly, there are languages employ both nominal and the verbal reflexives like Telugu and Kannada. In languages that use both the nominal reflexive system and the verbal reflexive system, the verbal reflexive system preempts the reflexive interpretation process. In situations where the verbal reflexive system fails, the nominal reflexive system takes charge of the reflexive interpretation. Thus, both systems exist independently in natural languages and the reflexivity resides on nominal reflexives as well as on verbal reflexives.
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