3.3.2.1. Iterative
Iterative perfective aspect refers to those events that, despite being repeated many times, are single completed events. Besides employing adverbs, LIS conveys the iterative nature of an event, action or situation through morpho-phonological modifications of the sign for the verb. When expressing iterative perfective aspect, the movement of the verb is lengthened, repeated and wider with respect to the movement of the verb in its citation form. Despite their similarity, iterative aspect differs from habitual aspect (MORPHOLOGY 3.3.1.1) in displaying a slower articulation of the verb sign, marking the repetition of the event. The typical non-manual markers conveying iterative perfective aspect are furrowed eyebrows (fe) and squinted eyes (sq) produced simultaneously to the verbal sign.
fe
sq
meet++
‘(He/she) has met (him/her) several times.’
