Syntagmatic relations

Complex linguistic units are defined by syntagmatic relations, i.e. relations between complex objects and their parts, or between the parts of these objects and other parts. There are many kinds of syntagmatic relations in syntax:

1. Immediate dominance: X'', X'
2. Linear precedence: SUBJECT < VERB
3. Sentence functions: SUBJECT, OBJECT, INDIRECT OBJECT, ...
4. Government relations:
   1. Dependency relations: HEAD, MODIFIER / COMPLEMENT / SPECIFIER
5. Binding relations:
   1. Anaphora: I saw JOHN when HE came in.
   2. Cataphora: When JOHN came in, I saw HIM
   3. Long distance dependency: WHAT did John tell Susan to remind him of ?