telicity

English

/tiːˈlɪsɪti/

noun
Definitions
  • (linguistics) The property of a verb or verb phrase that presents an action or event as being complete in some sense.

Etymology

Affix from English telic root from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (turn, move, going around, revolve, far, dwell, and therefore to sojourn, revolve around).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kʷel-

Gloss

turn, move, going around, revolve, far, dwell, and therefore to sojourn, revolve around

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji
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