[…] the linguistic equivalent of the elements of the experience may be connected by means of units, in all respect similar to them, which might be considered new elements of the experience in their own right: in 'John’s hat', '‘s' is but a handy way of expressing ‘belonging to’ which is part of the experience just like ‘John?’ or ‘hat’; in the same way as some elements of experience may be represented by prosodic features, the marking of the relations may be secured by means of an intonational or accentual feature.
- Martinet (1962), a pag.57