日本語の習慣と長期の状態を表わすている

Habtuality and Iterativity: Meaning of -teiru

This paper starts with the definition of the habitual aspect. Mainly, the difference between the habitual and a group of verbs denoting a long‐term state (e.g. tsutomeru, aiyōsuru) is discussed. It is shown that the teiru‐ marked habitual sentences collocating with temporal adverbs specifying a period of time and the sentences with long‐term state verbs exhibit a striking similarity with respect to the temporal structure except for iterativity. Furthermore, it is asserted that the habitual and the iterative aspect also show similarity, which is motivated by a conceptual extension from a concrete meaning to a more abstract one. Finally, the Korean aspect marker ‐koissta is discussed to support the above claim