Reinhart and Reuland (1993) propose the following typology of anaphoric exp
ressions: SELF anaphors (+SELF, -R), SE anaphors (-SELF, -R), and pronouns
(-SELF, +R). We argue that the Greek anaphor o eaftos tu 'the self his' exe
mplifies a fourth type, predicted by Reinhart and Reuland's typology but no
t instantiated in their system: an "inalienable possession" anaphor (+SELF,
+R). Within Reinhart and Reuland's framework such anaphors are allowed pro
vided that (a) they do not enter into chain formation and (b) they satisfy
the (reflexivity) binding conditions through abstract incorporation of the
nominal head into the predicate they reflexivize. The proposed analysis mak
es valid predictions concerning the distribution of Greek anaphors as oppos
ed to English/Dutch anaphors.