Bob, One more suggestion: Consider how a conjunction (e.g. Cut) becomes an adverb with partial-application (binding) of one argument. With this in mind, every conjunction can contribute toward an understanding of adverb.
--Tracy On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 10:50 AM, bob therriault <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanks Tracy, > > I was looking for hotspots to improve my understanding of the way adverbs > could be understood and Key and Cut sound like good starting places. I have > used them occasionally but not so much with the meta-view I'm trying to > develop now. I find it a little like the difference between using a knife in > the kitchen and studying the metallurgy of blades; using a tool is only one > facet of understanding. > > I'll post my reflections once I've done a little digging. > > Cheers, bob > > On 2010-11-23, at 5:46 AM, Tracy Harms wrote: > > > On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 9:14 PM, bob therriault <[email protected] > >wrote: > >> > >> > >> I am starting to think of adverbs as a kind of preprocessor for a verb > by > >> changing the way arguments are parsed/adjusted prior to use. This may be > a > >> flawed view :) > >> > >> > > If this view accommodates a rich understanding of Key (/.) and Cut (;.) > I'd > > wager it's not flawed. If your view of adverbs shifts with improved > > understanding of these, I'll be eager to hear your revised summary. > > > > This is not to imply that you don't know those operators well. I have no > > idea how well you understand them. I'n my experience, they're touchstones > > for my understanding of operators. I often still need to study them when > I > > use them, but I'm getting better at knowing when they apply and the study > > seems shorter each time. > > > > -- > > Tracy > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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
