Event (definition)

An event is an action linked to a particular span of time. Events are dynamic notions. Events stand in contrast to states which represent static situations. (e.g. Susan ran the race involves an event of race-running, Susan is a professor describes a state of being.

See Also

• State (definition)

External Links

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event_(philosophy)
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Davidson_(philosopher)

References

• Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.