Formal Studies in Slovenian Syntax

In the diachronic literature, it is well known that reciprocals, which are usually bipartite structures, arise as grammaticalizations of a quantifier and an alterity word, English each other being a typical example. Typical stages in this development are (A) each … other (the parts are independent), (B) each at other (the parts are loosely connected) and (C) at each other (the parts are tightly connected). Mainstream Slovenian seems to have reached stage B, but several speakers can be found usin