hypotaxis
/ˌhaɪpəˈtæksɪs/
noun
- The use of subordinating clauses to show the relationship between ideas in a sentence; a style of writing with complex, layered sentence structures.
- Hypotaxis is common in formal writing, where sentences often contain multiple dependent clauses.
- In contrast to parataxis, hypotaxis makes the connections between ideas explicit through words like 'because', 'although', and 'when'.
- The author's use of hypotaxis gives his prose a dense, logical feel.
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