Semantic ambiguity and lexicalisation
Use context to resolve conventional meanings of Type II reflexives.
Он представился ordinarily means he introduced himself. Она хорошо одевается can describe self-dressing, style, or habitual clothing.
- сердиться на кого-то: be angry with someone.
- стремиться к чему-то: strive toward something.
- строиться: be under construction / be built.
Mini-check
What most safely resolves a lexical reflexive's meaning?
Advanced semantic ambiguity
Reflexive morphology can support several readings, but lexical convention makes some far more natural than others.