Definition:
“The placing of clauses or phrases one after another without coordinating or subordinating connectives.”
“Parataxis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parataxis. Accessed 26 Aug.
2022.
Informal definition:
Parataxis is putting one or more independent phrases together without using a subordinating conjunction.
Etymology:
“Borrowed from Greek parátaxis "placing side by side, marshaling (of troops)," from paratag-, stem of paratassein "to place side by side, put (troops) in proper rank" (from para- PARA- entry 1 + tássein "to draw up in order [as troops, ships], post, place in order")
“Parataxis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parataxis. Accessed 26 Aug.
2022.
Caroline Goff