modifiers ((A)dverbs and (C)onjunctions) can return any form of speech (N V A C) Though only have N or V arguments.
in terms of tacit definitions for modifiers, thendouble =: +:@: NB. adverb For modifier there is one form of explicit definition that can be distinguished as semi-tacit: If your modifier does not use explicit x or y, then it can return tacit verbs or modifiers. If your modifier definition does use y [and x] then it is fully explicit returning an explicit verb of specific valence. thenA =: 1 : 'u@:' NB. adverb returning adverb thenAfter =: 2 : 'v@:u' J playground examples: https://jsoftware.github.io/j-playground/bin/html2/#code=thendouble%20%3D%3A%20%2B%3A%40%3A%20%20NB.%20adverb%0AthenA%20%3D%3A%201%20%3A%20'u%40%3A'%20%20NB.%20adverb%20returning%20adverb%0AthenAfter%20%3D%3A%202%20%3A%20'v%40%3Au'%0A%0AexplicitA%20%3D%3A%201%20%3A%200%0Au%20y%0A%3A%0Ax%20u%20y%0A%29%0A%0A2%20%2B%20thendouble%203%0A2%20%2B%20%2B%3AthenA%203%0A2%20%2B%20thenAfter%20%2B%3A%203%0A%0A2%20%2B%20explicitA%20thenAfter%20%2B%3A%203%0A%0A%2B%20explicitA%20thenAfter%20%2B%3A%0A%2B%20%20%2B%3A%20thenA%0A On Saturday, July 2, 2022, 06:15:29 a.m. EDT, Jacques Bailhache <jacques.bailha...@gmail.com> wrote: If I understood correctly : - A monad applies to a noun and produces a noun - A dyad applies to two nouns and produces a noun - An adverb applies to a verb or a noun and produces a verb - A conjunction applies to two verbs or nouns and produces a verb but does there exist something that produces an adverb or a conjunction ? In other terms, is it possible to write a tacit definition of an adverb or a conjunction without using an explicit definition like myadv =: 1 : '...' or myconj =: 2 : '...' ? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
