What is a reciprocal pronoun?

Definition
	A reciprocal pronoun is a pronoun that expresses a mutual feeling or action among the referents of a plural subject.

Examples (English)
	They hit each other. They like each other.

Sources
	Crystal 1985 257
	Hartmann and Stork 1972 192
	Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech, and Svartvik 1985 364
	Mish 1991 982

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Concept module: reciprocal pronoun
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): R
In modular book: Glossary of linguistic terms, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H., Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
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