Icelandic Reciprocal Fragment

[Nor23]

Icelandic uses a bipartite NP strategy: "hvort annað" ('each other', neuter forms as in [Nor23] ex. 17a), where each part independently inflects for case — the quantifier agrees with the antecedent while the annað part takes the case assigned by its argument position ([HN21]).

This is a bivalent strategy: the bipartite NP fills the object position, preserving transitivity. Formally distinct from the reflexive "sig".

[Nor23] ex. 17 (citing [HN21]).

def Icelandic.Reciprocals.hvorAnnad : Reciprocal.Marker

hvort annað — bipartite reciprocal NP 'each other' (neuter citation forms; both parts inflect independently for case and gender).

Equations

• Icelandic.Reciprocals.hvorAnnad = { form := "hvort annað", strategy := Reciprocal.Strategy.bipartiteNP }

def Icelandic.Reciprocals.sig : PersonalPronoun

sig — reflexive pronoun (for contrast).

Equations

• Icelandic.Reciprocals.sig = { form := "sig", person := some Person.third }

theorem Icelandic.Reciprocals.recip_distinct_from_reflexive : hvorAnnad.form ≠ sig.form

Icelandic reciprocal is formally distinct from reflexive.

def Icelandic.Reciprocals.markers : List Reciprocal.Marker

Marker inventory.

Equations

• Icelandic.Reciprocals.markers = [Icelandic.Reciprocals.hvorAnnad]