Iterative aspect
The iterative aspect (abbreviated ITER) is a grammatical aspect that expresses the repetition of an event on one single occasion of observation, as in 'he knocked on the door', 'he coughed', 'she beat the drums', etc..[1] It is not to be confused with frequentative aspect and habitual aspect, which both signal repetition over more than one occasion.
References
- ^ Bhat, D.N.S. 1999. The prominence of tense, aspect and mood. Benjamins. pp53ff
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