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Meaning of aspectual
Relating to or denoting aspect, which is a grammatical category that expresses how an action or state relates to time.
Etymology of aspectual
The word "aspectual" comes from the Latin "aspectus," meaning "a looking at" or "a view," and the suffix "-al," which forms an adjective.
The term has been used in linguistics since the mid-20th century to describe the grammatical category of aspect.
Synonyms
relational
modal
semantic
syntactic
phonological
morphological
lexical
grammatical
phrasal
clausal
sentential
discursive
pragmatic
functional
formal
structural
systematic
taxonomic
categorical
classificatory
descriptive
analytical
interpretive
explanatory
theoretical
methodological
Definitions
- Relating to or expressing aspect, which is a grammatical category that expresses how an action or state relates to time.
- * Concerned with the way in which an action or state is viewed in relation to its progress, completion, or repetition.
Usage Examples
- The aspectual meaning of the verb "be" is complex and has been the subject of much debate among linguists.
- * The aspectual system of the language includes a range of tenses and aspects that express different relationships between actions and states.
Antonyms
nonaspectual
nonrelational
nonsyntactic
nonsemantic
agrammatical
unstructured
unsystematic
nontaxonomic
noncategorical
nonclassificatory
nondescriptive
nonanalytical
noninterpretive
nonexplanatory
nontheoretical
nonmethodological
atemporal
timelessness
nontemporal
nonchronological