Originally Posted by kgun

Yes, you use type="simple" in a standard XLink namespace, roughly comparable to the HTML linking model.

XPointer is more general in some situations than XPath and XQuery and it is especially designed to work with XLink.

XPointer has the ability to link to page fragments and as such opens the possibility to true transclusion. You may achieve "similar effects" with anchors and JavaScript.

Example of a JavaScript solution:
DigitalLogistikk, digital kommunikasjon, informasjon og data fra et til annet sted Click on the link "Authors" under the heading "Sophisticated linking using JavaScripting"