What is parataxis?

Definition
	Parataxis is the juxtaposition of syntactic units without use of a conjunction.

Examples (English)
	He’s an engineer, isn’t he? Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Sources
	Noonan 1985 55, 76–77
	Mish 1991 855
	Crystal 1985 221
	Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech, and Svartvik 1985 919

Context for this page:

Concept module: parataxis
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): P
In modular book: Glossary of linguistic terms, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H., Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
In bookshelf: Linguistics

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