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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieshypotaxe
Pronunciation / Transliteration: i.pɔ.taks
"L'utilisation de l'hypotaxe est fréquente dans la littérature classique."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The subordination of one clause to another in syntax, often utilizing conjunctions to show precise logical, temporal, or causal relationships.
"Academic writing frequently relies on hypotaxis to express complex, nuanced arguments." - 2
A syntactic style characterized by clauses showing hierarchical subordination rather than simple coordination.
"The author's intricate prose style is defined by its deep layers of hypotaxis."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from ancient Greek hypotaxis, composed of hypo- ('under') and taxis ('arrangement' or 'order'). Historically adopted into grammatical and rhetorical terminology in the late Renaissance to describe dependent clause structuring.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hypotaxis" is said worldwide
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hypotaxe
Transliteration: i.pɔ.taks
"L'utilisation de l'hypotaxe est fréquente dans la littérature classique."
Hypotaxe
Transliteration: hy.poˈtak.sə
"Hypotaxe bezeichnet die Unterordnung von Nebensätzen unter Hauptsätze."
ipotassi
Transliteration: i.poˈtas.si
"L'ipotassi crea un legame logico complesso tra le frasi."
hipotaxis
Transliteration: i.poˈtak.sis
"La hipotaxis caracteriza los periodos sintácticos largos y elaborados."
hipotaxe
Transliteration: i.puˈta.ksi
"A hipotaxe evidencia a subordinação sintática no texto."
पदानुगत वाक्य रचना
Transliteration: padānugat vākya rachnā
"जटिल वाक्यों में पदानुगत वाक्य रचना का प्रयोग होता है।"
形合
Transliteration: xínghé
"英语句法通常比汉语句法更强调形合结构。"
종속적 연결
Transliteration: jongsokjeok yeongyeol
"복잡한 문장 구조는 종속적 연결을 자주 사용합니다."
ガ行複文構造
Transliteration: fukubun kōzō
Script: 従属構造
"従属構造は複雑な論理関係を表現するのに適している。"
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