The colon has a sophisticated function equivalent to that of the autoclitic as follows. The apostrophe, both in the possessive’s or s’, is a relational autoclitic with no vocal parallel. (p. 356)
Verbal Behavior: Extended Edition. Chapter 14: Composition and Its Effects. Quote 12
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