In ancient version of J dictionary. The format is slightly different, like this
# (Verb)
...
#. (Verb)
...
!. (Conjunction)
....
It was since J Release 2 (around 1994) that it changed to the current format.
Fraser Jackson wrote:
Dan Bron wrote:
And, new in the J601 Dictionary, the parts of speech are explicitly
spelled out:
http://www.jsoftware.com/help/dictionary/partsofspeech.htm
(which the Vocabuarly links to under "Parts of Speech".)
I suggested to Roger a long time ago that the Dictionary of J should
follow the standard practise of lexicographers. They follow the
headword by the part of speech, then go on to give detailed information
about the meaning.
He obviously has reasons for not wanting to include it in the
definitions but it would surely be much easier for the user to have it
attached to the definitions rather than off in an Appendix, or
identified by the font used in the Vocabulary table.
The part of speech associated with each primitive is central to all
aspects of its use. It really deserves a formal place where it is
explicitly stated at the head of the Dictionary page which states the
definitions.
Fraser
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regards,
bill
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