ABSTRACT
So far, so good. A relatively small amount of evidence will suffice to demonstrate the fundamental principle of the syntagm, and reveal the inadequacy of theories which ignore it. And the forms of syntagmatic combination with which I have dealtadjectives with nouns, nouns with verbs-are undeniably basic. But now it is time to take a backwards step and recognize the sheer size of what still remains to be explained. For there are many further forms of syntagmatic combination, forms which cannot be understood as mere obvious extensions of our existing forms. A way of thinking about synthesis and projection which is appropriate for adjective-noun and noun-verb combinations may be no longer appropriate when other parts of speech combine. We need to develop further ways of thinking in relation to further forms: a daunting task, and one which becomes increasingly difficult as we move up onto higher and higher levels within the sentence.
