By the way, what I said below only applies to verbs processing linear objects. There is no lense for verbs processing non-linear objects.
On Sunday, July 7, 2024 at 12:50:08 PM UTC-4 gmhwxi wrote: > Yes, it is lense (not lens). > > "Lense" is word I coined that means something kind of related to > the notion of 'tense' in grammar. > > (I tried 'linse' but settled on 'lense'). > > If the lense of a verb is '1', then the verb maintains its object. > If the lense of a verb is '0', then the verb consumes its object. > > The typical word whose lense is 0 is 'free' (as in freeing an object). > And the typical word whose lense is 1 is 'copy'. > > In ATS3 library, the name of a function should, by convention, indicate > explicitly the lense of the verb contained in the name. > > Cheers, > > --Hongwei > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ats-lang-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ats-lang-users/4a809f6f-ee58-41ed-950d-f2d0974fbe3an%40googlegroups.com.
