(j3.2006) Is the target of a pointer component a subobject?

[Van Snyder]

On Tue, 2014-05-06 at 09:20 +0900, Malcolm Cohen wrote:
> Clause 6 contains rules for how to decide whether a data-ref describes
> a subobject of something else. 

Thanks.  The paragraph of 14-007 relevant to my question is 6.4.2p5.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Van Snyder
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2014 9:04 AM
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Subject: (j3.2006) Is the target of a pointer component a subobject?

Subclause 1.3.141 of 14-007 says that a subobject is a

        portion of data object that can be referenced, and if it is a
        variable defined, independently of any other portion

Is the target of a pointer component of an object of derived type a
"portion" of that data object, and therefore a subobject thereof?