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单词 hypotaxis
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Definition of hypotaxis in English:

hypotaxis

nounˌhʌɪpə(ʊ)ˈtaksɪsˌhaɪpəˈtæksɪs
mass nounGrammar
  • The subordination of one clause to another.

    〔语法〕从属结构,主从结构。与PARATAXIS 相对

    Contrasted with parataxis
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Parmenides’ poem, despite its first-glance resemblance to epic poetry, is a mess of complicated hypotaxis.
    • In reality, as you might have guessed, a mixture of parataxis and hypotaxis is far more common.
    • The word hypotaxis literally means ‘beneath’ ‘arrangement’, and hypotaxis forms the basis of subordination.
    • These letters are also the most commonly used in the analysis of hypotaxis.
    • The first of these is a form of parataxis, or linear extension; the second is a form of hypotaxis, or extension of hierarchical depth.

Derivatives

  • hypotactic

  • adjectiveˌhʌɪpə(ʊ)ˈtaktɪk
    Grammar
    • This form of syntax represents a shift from an earlier preference for hypotactic and paratactic (explicitly coordinated) syntax.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It is argued that the hypotactic constructions present in the NS's discourse provide explicit signals of logical and prominence relations.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek hupotaxis, from hupo 'under' + taxis 'arrangement'.

Definition of hypotaxis in US English:

hypotaxis

nounˌhaɪpəˈtæksɪsˌhīpəˈtaksis
Grammar
  • The subordination of one clause to another.

    〔语法〕从属结构,主从结构。与PARATAXIS 相对

    Contrasted with parataxis
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In reality, as you might have guessed, a mixture of parataxis and hypotaxis is far more common.
    • Parmenides’ poem, despite its first-glance resemblance to epic poetry, is a mess of complicated hypotaxis.
    • These letters are also the most commonly used in the analysis of hypotaxis.
    • The word hypotaxis literally means ‘beneath’ ‘arrangement’, and hypotaxis forms the basis of subordination.
    • The first of these is a form of parataxis, or linear extension; the second is a form of hypotaxis, or extension of hierarchical depth.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek hupotaxis, from hupo ‘under’ + taxis ‘arrangement’.

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