It's 0. Adverbs operate on what comes before them. Adverbs and conjunctions can operate on verbs and nouns. For instance, you usually call u"v with u a verb and v a noun, but any noun/verb combination has a meaning (it is not always the case). Sometimes, when the conjunction acts specifically on nouns, u is called m and v n, although in practice it makes no difference.
Adrien Mathieu Le dim. 10 oct. 2021 à 22:34, P Padilcdx <[email protected]> a écrit : > Thank you for the quick reply. Got the adverb part, thank you. But I’m > still missing something fundamental. If u=< and C=“, V=uC in [x] v V y, > what is v in [x] u C v y when called as 0(<“)y? Thank you for your patience! > > > On Oct 10, 2021, at 1:13 PM, Adrien Mathieu <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > I think there is a confusion. <" is not a hook, it's an adverb, because > < is a verb and " a conjunction, and so technically <" is a partial > application of a conjunction. More generally, if you have a conjunction C, > uC is the adverb V such that [x] v V y is [x] u C v y and, similarly, Cv is > the adverb V such that [x] u V y is [x] u C v y. > > > > This is not to be confused with a hook, which is only about verbs (to > keep it simple). You would have a hook if " was a verb. > > > > So, to answer your question, (<") is an adverb, and 0(<")y is <"0 y > (according to the above definition). > > > > -- > > > > Adrien Mathieu > > > > On 10/10/2021 21:43, P Padilcdx wrote: > >> J noob so pardon the noob question. As the subject indicates, I’m > confused as to how or why <“0 y turns into 0(<“)y when interpreted as a > hook. Looked at the Primer and LJ and they don’t really explain the jump > between the “0 to the left” and the “0 to the right” transposition when a > hook. Any pointers would be appreciated. > >> > >> Regards > >> Pete > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
