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Telicity is a term used in grammatical analysis. It refers to an element of the sentence that refers to an activity with a specific termination point.
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Telicity is a kind of [[Lexical Aspect (Aktionsart) (definition)|aktionsart]]. Telic verbs refer to an activity with a specific termination point. It should not be confused with [[Perfect Aspect (definition)]]
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==See Also==
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*[[Lexical Aspect (Aktionsart) (definition)]]
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*[[Aspect]]
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*[[Perfect Aspect (definition)]]
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==External Links==
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telicity
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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*Crystal, David. (1997) ''A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics.''. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997.
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 00:37, 17 June 2012

Telicity is a kind of aktionsart. Telic verbs refer to an activity with a specific termination point. It should not be confused with Perfect Aspect (definition)

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!

References

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