English Reciprocal Fragment

[Nor23]

English encodes reciprocity with the bipartite quantificational NP each other (bivalent; [Nor23] ex. 1b), with one another as a variant, plus a closed class of inherently reciprocal predicates (quarrel, meet, kiss; ex. 7). Both are formally distinct from the reflexive themselves. The bipartite marker derives its form from the pronoun entry in Fragments/English/Pronouns.lean; the lexical strategy has no exponent, so it is carried by the verb entries themselves (lexicalReciprocals), not by a marker — and correctly does not feed Reciprocal.ofInventory (WALS counts constructions, not lexical predicates).

def English.Reciprocals.eachOther : Reciprocal.Marker

each other — bipartite quantificational reciprocal (form derived from the pronoun entry English.Pronouns.eachOther).

Equations

• English.Reciprocals.eachOther = { form := English.Pronouns.eachOther.form, strategy := Reciprocal.Strategy.bipartiteNP }

def English.Reciprocals.lexicalReciprocals : List Predicates.Verbal.VerbEntry

The inherently reciprocal predicates (quarrel, meet; [Nor23] ex. 7), referenced as verb entries — the lexical strategy marks predicates, not forms. Lexicon-formed per [Sil12], though kiss/hug resist the discontinuous construction (fn. 32). Entries beyond meet pending in Predicates/Verbal.lean.

Equations

• English.Reciprocals.lexicalReciprocals = [English.Predicates.Verbal.meet]

def English.Reciprocals.markers : List Reciprocal.Marker

Marker inventory.

Equations

• English.Reciprocals.markers = [English.Reciprocals.eachOther]