Difference between revisions of "Lexical Aspect (Aktionsart) (definition)"
From Scottish Gaelic Grammar Wiki
SylviaIslas (talk | contribs) (→External Links) |
|||
| (6 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | Lexical Aspect | + | Lexical Aspect (Aktionsart) refers to the state of completion of a verb as is inherent in the meaning of the expression. It involves the notion of a natural endpoint of an action (telicity) and whether or not the action is seen as being drawn out in time (duration). For example, the action of eating an apple is complete when the apple is eaten. The action of killing is lexically completed when the killed party is dead. etc. |
| + | |||
| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | *[[Aspect (definition)]] | ||
| + | *[[Telicity (definition)]] | ||
| + | *[[Grammatical Aspect (definition)]] | ||
| + | *[[Aspect]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful! | ||
| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexical_aspect Lexical Aspect in Wikipedia] | ||
| + | *http://balshanut.wordpress.com/2007/09/26/whats-the-difference-between-aspect-and-aktionsart/ | ||
| + | *[http://www.ilc.cnr.it/EAGLES96/rep2/node6.html http://www.ilc.cnr.it/EAGLES96/rep2/node6.html] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | *Crystal, D. (2008) ''Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics''. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell. | ||
| + | *Matthews, P. H. (1997) ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press. | ||
[[Category:Technical Definitions]] | [[Category:Technical Definitions]] | ||
[[Category:Syntax]] | [[Category:Syntax]] | ||
[[Category:Semantics]] | [[Category:Semantics]] | ||
[[Category:Aspect]] | [[Category:Aspect]] | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
Latest revision as of 19:08, 2 October 2012
Lexical Aspect (Aktionsart) refers to the state of completion of a verb as is inherent in the meaning of the expression. It involves the notion of a natural endpoint of an action (telicity) and whether or not the action is seen as being drawn out in time (duration). For example, the action of eating an apple is complete when the apple is eaten. The action of killing is lexically completed when the killed party is dead. etc.
See Also
External Links
The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!
- Lexical Aspect in Wikipedia
- http://balshanut.wordpress.com/2007/09/26/whats-the-difference-between-aspect-and-aktionsart/
- http://www.ilc.cnr.it/EAGLES96/rep2/node6.html
References
- Crystal, D. (2008) Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
- Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
