lll. Syntactic Differences 1. The definition of hypotaxis and parataxis In the American heritage Dictionary, hypotaxis is defined as The dependent or subordinate construction or relationship of clauses with connectives(语言形式连接手段,如,连词、关连词)”, for example, I shall despair if you don't comeⅢ. Syntactic Differences • 1. The definition of hypotaxis and parataxis • In the American heritage Dictionary, hypotaxis • is defined as “The dependent or subordinate construction or relationship of clauses with connectives(语言形式连接手段，如，连词、关连词)” , for example, • I shall despair if you don’t come