Hypotaxis is the grammatical arrangement of functionally similar but `unequal` constructs (from Greek hypo- `beneath`, and taxis `arrangement`), i.e., constructs playing an unequal role in a sentence. A common example of syntactic expression of hypotaxis is subordination in a complex sentence. Another example is observed in premodification. ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypotaxis
hypotaxis 1. In grammar, the dependent or subordinate relationship of clauses with connectives. 2. The subordinate status of one clause in relation to another separated from it by a subordinating conjunction; for example, in 'I will go when I am ready', the relationship between 'I am ready' and 'I will go' is one of hypotaxis. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1020/11