hypotaxis
/ˌhʌɪpə(ʊ)ˈtaksɪs
/noun [mass noun] Grammar
The subordination of one clause to another. Contrasted with parataxis.In reality, as you might have guessed, a mixture of parataxis and hypotaxis is far more common....
- The first of these is a form of parataxis, or linear extension; the second is a form of hypotaxis, or extension of hierarchical depth.
- Parmenides’ poem, despite its first-glance resemblance to epic poetry, is a mess of complicated hypotaxis.
Derivatives
hypotactic
- It is argued that the hypotactic constructions present in the NS's discourse provide explicit signals of logical and prominence relations.
- This form of syntax represents a shift from an earlier preference for hypotactic and paratactic (explicitly coordinated) syntax.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Greek hupotaxis, from hupo 'under' + taxis 'arrangement'.