![]() ![]() Though, note that for right dislocation, that there are constraints, such as: the dislocated phrase must represent discourse-old information (CGEL, page 1412). (Also, be aware that dislocation is often considered more appropriate to an informal style.) I'm assuming you are asking about the emphatic use of the reflexive pronoun: this is probably more of a style issue, and I'd guess that some of the more formal styles and registers might not care too much for it.Īs to your question for alternatives, you could try postposing the heavy direct object, or use dislocation (left or right), though if you try one of these or other information packaging constructions you might also want to consider moving that reflexive pronoun to another slot. QUESTIONS: Is it considered "good" English? Can it be used formally? If not, why not? ![]() ![]() (This is because the particle "up" does not separate the matrix clause object from the reflexive pronoun "yourself" as it does in version #1.) And so, version #2 has a different meaning from the others. Instead, that pronoun is now a direct object within the relative clause "in which you move yourself". Your versions #1 and #3 are demonstrating the emphatic use of a reflexive pronoun ("yourself") - which is part of standard English.īut in version #2, the reflexive pronoun is not being used in that way. 2.) You have made up yourself.ģ.) You yourself have made up. ![]()
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