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In:A Layered Approach to Habitual Constructions
Edited by Sune Gregersen and Kees Hengeveld
[Typological Studies in Language 136] 2026
► pp. 372–385

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Chapter 12
A layered approach to habitual constructions

Typological generalizations

 | University of Amsterdam
 | Leiden University
ORCiD logo with link | University of Amsterdam
ORCiD logo with link | University of Amsterdam
ORCiD logo with link | Uppsala University
ORCiD logo with link | University of Amsterdam
 | University of Amsterdam
 | University of Amsterdam
ORCiD logo with link | Ghent University
ORCiD logo with link | Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
 | Kiel University
 | Leiden University
ORCiD logo with link | Museu Paraense Emílio GoeldiBelém
 | University of Amsterdam
 | First Nations University of CanadaRegina
 | University of Amsterdam
Published online: 6 January 2026
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https://doi.org/10.1075/tsl.136.12fan
Abstract
This chapter presents typological generalizations that can be derived from a comparison of the data presented in Chapters 2–11 in this volume. The languages are compared in the light of the two predictions presented in Chapter 1: (i) across and within languages, dedicated habitual expressions may differ from one another in terms of the layer(s) at which they apply; (ii) if a habitual expression applies at more than one layer, the layers involved will be contiguous in the hierarchy of layers established within Functional Discourse Grammar. Both predictions are confirmed without exceptions, and thus support the new approach to habitual meanings elaborated in this volume.
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Predictions and background
  • 3.Results
  • 4.Discussion and suggestions
  • 5.Conclusions
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • Abbreviations
  • References
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