parataxis
: parataxis
The parataxis
relation is a relation between the main verb of a clause and other sentential elements, such as a sentential parenthetical, a clause after a “:” or a “;”, or two sentences placed side by side without any explicit coordination or subordination. More information can be found on the universal dependency page (parataxis)
Example
Fuaireamar é seo ; féach an é cóta do mhic é nó nach é? `We found this ; look is it your son’s coat or not?’
Treebank Statistics (UD_Irish)
This relation is universal.
32 nodes (0%) are attached to their parents as parataxis
.
31 instances of parataxis
(97%) are left-to-right (parent precedes child).
Average distance between parent and child is 20.15625.
The following 9 pairs of parts of speech are connected with parataxis
: VERB-VERB (16; 50% instances), ADJ-VERB (3; 9% instances), NOUN-VERB (3; 9% instances), VERB-PRON (3; 9% instances), PROPN-VERB (2; 6% instances), VERB-NOUN (2; 6% instances), CONJ-VERB (1; 3% instances), SCONJ-X (1; 3% instances), VERB-SCONJ (1; 3% instances).
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