Abstract
Telicity as an element of subatomic semantics is often formulated as a property of the verb referring to a change-of-state event (catch, vanish). Atelic verbs, on the other hand, refer to homogenous activities or states (tease, sleep). Telic, or change-of-state verbs infer existence of an affected event participant; thus telic verbs have been hypothesized to always assign the thematic role of the Patient, regardless of their transitivity status. The ERP data demonstrates that telicity is a salient cue for thematic role assignment during online comprehension, as the priming of the Patient by telic verbs is indexed by neurocognitive processes related to attention and cognitive load.
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