Definition of hypotaxis in English:
hypotaxis
nounˌhʌɪpə(ʊ)ˈtaksɪsˌhaɪpəˈtæksɪs
mass nounGrammar The subordination of one clause to another.
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.
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.
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’.