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parataxis
noun[ U ]
language specializeduk /ˌpær.əˈtæk.sɪs/ us /ˌper.əˈtæk.səs/
a situation in which two clauses or phrases are used one after the other without a conjunction(= connecting word) between them to show their relationship to each other:
"May I be happy; may I be peaceful; may I be free" is an example of parataxis.
In particular, he notes parataxis as a frequent feature of this style.
The entire text is composed in a loose manner that borders on parataxis.
He discusses four different syntactic relations: complementation, modification, coordination, and parataxis.
This novel uses parataxis without connectives, thus requiring the reader's participation in the sense-making process.
It exemplifies a style of poetry based on the rhetorical figure of parataxis units placed together without connectives or subordination.
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