传统的句法研究把照应定位在相互代词和反身代词上，并限于小句的范畴，照应的功用也只限于取代其先行词的句法作用之上。
Traditional syntactic study puts emphasis on reciprocal and reflexive pronouns within sentences . Anaphoric function has been described only as a substitute of an antecedent .
相互代词