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The iterative aspect (abbreviated ITER), also called "semelfactive"[1] or "multiplicative"[2], is a grammatical aspect that expresses the repetition of an event observable on one single occasion, as in 'he knocked on the door', 'he coughed', 'she is drumming', etc.[3] It is not to be confused with frequentative aspect and habitual aspect, which both signal repetition over more than one occasion.


References

  1. ^ Smith, C. S. (1991). The parameter of aspect. Dordrecht: Kluwer, p28.
  2. ^ Tatevosov, Sergej. 2002. "The parameter of actionality." Linguistic Typology 6: pp317-401.
  3. ^ Bhat, D.N.S. 1999. The prominence of tense, aspect and mood. Benjamins. pp53ff


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