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单词 parataxis
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Definition of parataxis in English:

parataxis

noun ˌparəˈtaksɪsˌpɛrəˈtæksəs
mass nounGrammar
  • The placing of clauses or phrases one after another, without words to indicate coordination or subordination, as in Tell me, how are you?

    Contrasted with hypotaxis
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In a fundamental conflict between constative force and performative possibility, the assuring parataxis itself begins to serve as a resistant marker of performatives that potentially contradict its simple narrative.
    • With lyric intensity - developed through H.D.'s characteristic techniques of parataxis, syntactic parallelism, and repetition - Natalia admires the building.
    • The relation of coordination may be that of clause-chaining, parataxis, or conjunction.
    • A qualitative analysis of the two texts revealed a number of differences in discourse structure, including different patterns of hypotaxis and parataxis.
    • You don't use parataxis very much but you get that suggestion through grammar.

Derivatives

  • paratactic

  • adjective ˌparəˈtaktɪkˌpɛrəˈtæktɪk
    Grammar
    • Yet this is not only a challenge for the reviewer: while their intricacy may be unavoidable, and even forms part of their charm, the essays' paratactic tendencies sometimes render them more dazzling than illuminating.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In the paratactic flow of the passage, the pronoun ‘she’ is progressively distanced from a fixed and isolatable antecedent.
      • This paratactic quality becomes particularly apparent in the poem's second section, which begins with an abrupt shift in scene and image.
      • This is in part because its form is paratactic (a chain of separable links) and can therefore seem like a loose assemblage of small pieces without a coherent shape.
      • One of the ideas put forth by many poets in the public talks and readings of the early 80s, for example, was that paratactic sentence structure in paragraphs rather than line breaks should be used by everyone, even uniformly.
  • paratactically

  • adverb ˌparəˈtaktɪk(ə)li
    Grammar

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek parataxis, from para- 'beside' + taxis 'arrangement' (from tassein 'arrange').

 
 

Definition of parataxis in US English:

parataxis

nounˌpɛrəˈtæksəsˌperəˈtaksəs
Grammar
  • The placing of clauses or phrases one after another, without words to indicate coordination or subordination, as in Tell me, how are you?

    Contrasted with hypotaxis
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A qualitative analysis of the two texts revealed a number of differences in discourse structure, including different patterns of hypotaxis and parataxis.
    • The relation of coordination may be that of clause-chaining, parataxis, or conjunction.
    • You don't use parataxis very much but you get that suggestion through grammar.
    • With lyric intensity - developed through H.D.'s characteristic techniques of parataxis, syntactic parallelism, and repetition - Natalia admires the building.
    • In a fundamental conflict between constative force and performative possibility, the assuring parataxis itself begins to serve as a resistant marker of performatives that potentially contradict its simple narrative.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek parataxis, from para- ‘beside’ + taxis ‘arrangement’ (from tassein ‘arrange’).

 
 
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