telic

== English == === Etymology === From the Ancient Greek τελῐκός (telĭkós, “final”), from τέλος (télos, “end”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtiːlɪk/ === Adjective === telic (comparative more telic, superlative most telic) Tending or directed towards a goal or specific end. Antonym: paratelic (grammar) That expresses an end or purpose. 1995, Michela Cennamo, Patterns of 'Active' Syntax in Late Latin Pleonastic Reflexives, John Charles Smith, Delia Bentley (editors), Historical Linguistics 1995: Selected Papers from the 12th International Conference on Historical Linguistics, Volume 1: General Issues and Non-Germanic Languages, page 39, In this framework, verbs denoting directed change of location, such as Italian andare 'go', instantiate Core Unaccusativity, in that they have a Theme subject and are the most telic, concrete, dynamic. Antonym: atelic (linguistics) That expresses the perfective aspect. ==== Derived terms ==== paratelic telic aspect ==== Related terms ==== telicity === See also === teleo- teleology -tely === References === “telic, a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989] === Anagrams === cleit