Habitual aspect relates to events which are usual and happen repeatedly. In LIS, habitual aspect is conveyed through adverbials or rapid repetition and lengthening of the verb sign. Below, we provide an example for each strategy respectively.
a. every_day child cry
‘The child cries every day.’ (based on Bertone, 2011: 222)
b. child cry++
‘The child was always crying.’ (based on Bertone, 2011: 222)