ðɪ ˌɪntɚpˈɑːzᵻtˌɪv hɪstˈɔːɹɪkli hæd ˈoʊnli wˈʌn pˈɜːpəs, nˈeɪmli təbi ðɪ ˈɛlɪmənt wˌɪtʃ ɪz jˈuːzd tə mˌeɪk ðɪ ˌɪntɚnˈɛɡətˌɪv.
The interpositive historically had only one purpose, namely to be the element which is used to make the internegative.