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to boldly proceed ...occurs in same order as in English. However, in a hypotactic clause nexus, the dependentclause typically comes before the dominant clause (see Table 1 above). In Korean, thesequence of hypotaxis is the same as in Japanese (Teruya 2006), but different from Englishwhere the dependent clause may come before or after the dominant clause depending on thetextual decisions.3. Taxis and Logico-semantic Relations3.1. TaxisTaxis concerns the degree of interdependency: either parataxis (equal status) or hypotaxis(unequal status). In Korean, I propose three criteria to determine whether a clause nexus is ina paratactic relation or a hypotactic relation. The criteria are1. Symmetry: whether or not the primary clause and the secondary clause can be swappedaround and still imply the same thing (Halliday and Matthiessen 2004: 384-5)2. Tense: whether or not the primary clause may choose its tense independently of thesecondary clause, and3. Mood: whether or not the secondary clause may have different mood from the primaryclause (Lee 1999).If the inter-clausal relation is paratactic (e.g. the linker –ko is used), the clauses aresymmetrical; the initiating clause may choose its tense independently of the continuingclause, but the mood of the initiating clause is controlled by the continuing clause.In the case of a hypotactic clause nexus (e.g. the linker –ese is used), the clauses are nonsymmetrical;the tense of the dependent clause cannot be independent of the dominant clause;but the dependent clause may have a different mood from the dominant clause.3.2. Logico-semantic RelationsLogico-semantic relations can be grouped into general types based on expansion andprojection. By expansion, one clause is elaborated, extended or enhanced by another, whileprojection relations involve locution and idea (Halliday and Matthiessen 2004). As inEnglish, logico-semantic relations in Korean constitute expansion and projection, and thesubcategories below them. However, variation exists at more delicate levels. In the categoryof projection, while in English the three subtypes of mental process (perception, cognitionand desideration) project idea, in Korean the desiderative subtype does not project idea andthe cognitive and perceptive subtypes project in a limited way as discussed in section 3.2.2.2below.3.2.1. ExpansionIn this paper, hypotactic enhancement and paratactic extension are the most commonrelations while no paratactic enhancement relations are identified. This finding indicates thatKorean does not realise enhancement through paratactic clause relations. Elaboration isuncommon and appears only in certain text types; the paratactic elaboration is found innovels while the hypotactic elaboration is found in textbooks and in news texts. Below, I willfocus on the two most common expansion relations, paratactic extension and hypotacticenhancement.118