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*Crystal, D. (2008) ''Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics''. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell. | *Crystal, D. (2008) ''Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics''. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell. | ||
| + | *Dahl, Ö. (1985) ''Tense and Aspect Systems.'' New York: Basil Blackwell. 95-102 | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:37, 7 June 2012
The Habitual aspect is used to express actions that occur on a regular, iterative basis. In English this is often marked with the auxiliary "used to".
See Also
- Aspect
- Aspect (definition)
- Progressive Aspect (definition)
- Perfect Aspect (definition)
- Stative Aspect (definition)
External Links
- http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsHabitualAspect.htm
- http://www.glottopedia.de/index.php/Habitual_aspect
References
- Crystal, D. (2008) Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
- Dahl, Ö. (1985) Tense and Aspect Systems. New York: Basil Blackwell. 95-102
