Yes, you got me there for m~ . But by far the majority of adverbs modify verbs (or gerunds, those verb like nouns), and I myself would not get into the few cases (and gerunds) with beginners.
----- Original Message ----- From: bob therriault <[email protected]> Date: Monday, November 22, 2010 10:33 Subject: Re: [Jchat] A visual look at the Reflexive Adverb To: Chat forum <[email protected]> > Hi Roger, > > I am a bit confused (not the first time :) ) In the case of > Evoke (m~), I thought m was a noun. I think I may be > misunderstanding this on a conceptual level, as I don't see how > Evoke modifies a verb. With regard to the use of 'tricky', I > would completely agree that this is a subjective view, and > probably shouldn't be used when introducing concepts. > > Cheers, bob > > On 2010-11-22, at 9:47 AM, Roger Hui wrote: > > > I have not viewed the videos. I have read the text > > of the first link and there is a factual error: > > > > The tricky part is that to be truly useful the > adverb > > changes its action depending on what part of > speech > > it is modifying ... > > > > This is incorrect because an adverb always modifies a verb, > > just like its most common use in English. > > > > I would also argue with your assertion that adverbs are > > tricky, but that's a matter of opinion. "Everyone" > > understands run quickly, eat quickly, talk quickly, etc. > > For the mathematically inclined you can also mention > > "function family". > > > > What _is_ tricky is the alternative model/explanation > > that adverbs replace. There you have to offer a tortured > > and intimidating explanation of function vs. operator, > > Heaviside operator, tensor analysis, etc. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: bob therriault <[email protected]> > > Date: Monday, November 22, 2010 9:33 > > Subject: [Jchat] A visual look at the Reflexive Adverb > > To: [email protected] > > > >> Greetings, > >> > >> I've posted two screencasts on the use of adverbs in J. > >> > >> The first is a look at J adverbs in general using ~ as an > >> example [1] and the second is a more specific look at the > >> Reflexive Adverb [2]. I look forward to feedback. > >> > >> Cheers, bob > >> > >> [1] http://bobtherriault.wordpress.com/2010/11/17/those- > tricky- > >> adverbs/[2] > >> http://bobtherriault.wordpress.com/2010/11/22/reflexive- > adverb- > >> monadic/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
