This book brings together a number of seemingly distinct phenomena in the history of English: the introduction of special reflexive pronouns (e.g. myself), the

The English language in its complex shapes and forms changes fast. This thoroughly revised edition has been refreshed with current examples of change and has be

This book presents a comprehensive picture of reflexive pronouns from both a theoretical and experimental perspective, using the well-researched languages of En

The first comprehensive book-length analysis of personal pronouns in present-day English.

Contemporary preoccupation with the self and the rise of comparative anthropology have renewed scholarly interest in the forms of personhood current in Ancient