Comparative Concept: telic (sem)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
telic (sem)
| Typ | meaning (def) |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | telic • telic event |
| Assoziiert | |
| Spraakbanken | telic (sem) |
Umbrella
Hierarchy
Definition
an event in which the relevant participant ends up in a 'natural' result state. Example: in I crossed the street, the natural result state is reaching the other side of the street, and the event is telic. (Section 6.2.1)