Alternation ‘Middle Reflexive’ (Coded)

A pattern denoting a situation in which the A argument is non-agentive, animate and coreferential with P. This is signaled by the reflexive pronoun, that is not an argument of the verb but a marker of the degree of involvement of the non-agentive subject, lacking control over the verbal process.

Verb Meaning Verb form Basic coding frame Derived coding frame Occurs Comment # Ex.