Difference between revisions of "Habitual Aspect (definition)"

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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.
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The Habitual aspect is used to express
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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*[[Aspect]]
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*[[Aspect (definition)]]
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*[[Progressive Aspect (definition)]]
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*[[Perfect Aspect (definition)]]
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*[[Stative Aspect (definition)]]
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
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*http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsHabitualAspect.htm
http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsHabitualAspect.htm
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*http://www.glottopedia.de/index.php/Habitual_aspect
 
 
http://www.glottopedia.de/index.php/Habitual_aspect
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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*Crystal, D. (2008) ''Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics''. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997.
 
  
 
[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 
[[Category: Technical Definitions]]

Revision as of 23:25, 7 June 2012

The Habitual aspect is used to express


See Also

External Links

References

  • Crystal, D. (2008) Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.