Comparative Concept: atelic (sem)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
atelic (sem)
| Typ | meaning |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | atelic |
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an event in which the relevant participant does not end up in a 'natural' result state. Example: in I walked in the park, there is not a natural result state for my walking, and so the event is atelic. (Section 6.2.1)