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Revision as of 23:48, 18 November 2009
This term refers to something viewed as happening for a long time or repeating (iterative). In English this can be seen by using “used to” in the past tense. It can also be seen in the use of adverbials often and frequently.
See Also
External Links
http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsHabitualAspect.htm
http://www.glottopedia.de/index.php/Habitual_aspect
References
Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997.
