Abstract
This present study focuses on the study of a hypotactic structure in English. It is concerned with clause complex which is comprised of two or more clauses logically connected. The relation between clauses can be interpreted in terms of ‘logical’ semantic relations and system of interdependency relation – parataxis and hypotaxis. The method used in this study was qualitative approach in which the data were taken from some linguistic books. The finding shows that the concept of hypotactic structure in English is divided into two types: expansion and projection. There are three kinds of expanding a clause i.e. elaboration (=), extension (+) and enhancement (x), and two kinds of projection i.e. locution (”) and idea (’). Elaboration shows that the meaning of the secondary clause is equal to the primary one, but the secondary clause does not introduce a new element into the picture but rather provides a further characterization of one that is already there. Extension is a clause that extends the meaning of another by adding something new to it. Meanwhile, enhancement shows the meaning of another clause by qualifying it with adverbial clause in traditional grammar. Furthermore, the three clauses can be finite or non-finite. Locution, on the other hand, is a projection with verbal process, in which the clause containing the sayer and the reporting verb is thedominant clause and the reported element is the dependent clause. Thus, idea is a projection with mental process that is used to report ideas, beliefs, fears and speculations. The combination of mental process with a dependent ‘reporting’ clause is the nominal ways of representing what people say, think and believe.
Highlights
A clause complex is comprised of two or more clauses logically connected, or put another way (Gerot and Wignell, 1994)
A sentence can be interpreted as a clause complex in which a head clause is combined together with other clauses that modify it there is the same kind of relationship between sentence and clause and there is between
There are two systemic dimensions to make up the systems for joining clauses in English. Those relations are combined with system of interdependence or ‘tactic’ system – parataxis and hypotaxis, which is general to all complex, word, group, phrase and clause alike
Summary
A clause complex is comprised of two or more clauses logically connected, or put another way (Gerot and Wignell, 1994). Expansion is one of the logico-semantic relations by which one clause expands the meaning of another in some ways (Downing & Locke, 1992); the two together forming a clause complex. The above sentences consist of non-finite clauses and they have less specific meaning Both the domain of the dependent clause and its semantic relationship to its domain are left relatively inexplicit. The conjunctions whereas and while introduce finite dependent clauses which contrast in some way with the primary clause, especially when there is some point of similarity between the two sentences above, whereas is more formal than while. The non-finite form of hypotactic intends the meaning of the primary clause. The combination of enhancement with hypotaxis is realized by traditional grammar adverbial clause of time, place, condition, purpose, concession, reason and manner of traditional grammar The markers of non-finite and finite hypotactic enhancement are summarized in the following table as adopted from Halliday (1994: 237)
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callMore From: JL3T ( Journal of Linguistics Literature and Language Teaching)
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
