hypotaxis

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The opposite of parataxis is hypotaxis, the marking of relations between propositions and clause by connectives that point backward or forward.

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  1. noun Grammar The dependent or subordinate relationship of clauses with connectives.

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  • The opposite of parataxis is hypotaxis, the marking of relations between propositions and clause by connectives that point backward or forward. —  Writing for the Web
  • The opposite of parataxis is hypotaxis, the marking of relations between propositions and clause by connectives that point backward or forward. ... —  Corrente
  • At any given moment there's never enough text on the screen to build up a really meaty paragraph, which means there's little opportunity for the constructive, building-block hypotaxis I expect from modern prose. —  Anime Nano!
  • As parataxis (loose relationships between clauses) gives way to hypotaxis, there is a need for pronouns to signal the union between clauses —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
 

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  1. Greek hupotaxis, subjection, from hupotassein, to arrange under : hupo-, hypo- + tassein, tag-, to arrange.

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  1. New Latin, from Greek ὑπόταξις, subjection, submission, from ὑποτάσσ, σ1ειν, place under, subject, from ὑπό, under, + τάσσ, σ1ειν, arrange.
 

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/haɪpəˈtæksɪs/
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