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The Comparative Study of Parataxi and Hypotaxis in English and Chinese I. Introduction Parataxi and hypotaxis is the most distinguishing features in linguistics between Chinese and English. Emphasis is laid upon the form in English texture while in Chinese upon the meaning. This difference in language expression is deeply rooted in the culture, geography and history of each country. This paper aims at explaining the difference with examples and finding the the reasons for the difference. II. The definition of hypotaxis and parataxis Hypotaxis and parataxis are the performance of the language law. 1. The so-called hypotaxis refers to the realization of the connection of the words or phrases, with the help of language forms including vocabulary and forms . For example, I shall despair if you dont come. 2.Parataxis means a language construction method that does not depend on such language forms but on lexical means or the logical relation implicated in sentences to realize some connections. For example, The rain fell; the river flooded; the house washed away. 3.The former one focus on the language cohesion in form, the latter focus on the significance of the continuous coherence. Hypotaxis and parataxis are means to connect sentences and paragraphs in all languages. Most linguists agree that English is more hypotactic while Chinese more paratactic. So I think that the most important difference in linguistics between English and Chinese is the contrast of hypotaxis and parataxis. III. The relation of sentence structure and hypotaxis, parataxis in English and Chinese 1. English is hypotactic in that the basic a tree hypotactic English is Structure of a sentence is subject and verb, and that all the other elements are added on via connectives. In other words, form is neededto convey meaning. The structure of English can be compared to a tree. 2. Chinese is paratactic in that it has no a bamboo paratactic Chinese is Inflections and does not need connectives for sentenc