Linda I'd be interested to publish in *Vector* anything you write on this topic.
Don't know if this is helpful, but a while back we blogged about a professor at Stanford working close to this field http://vectoreditor.blogspot.com/2009/06/how-language-shapes-thought.html Cheers Stephen On 3 October 2010 10:14, linda falkoff <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks so much Roger and Brian - I plan to click on the links, and hope to > come back re the work on "software linguistics" Adin and I were doing in > the > 80's and happily interacting with Ken and APL as well - I note online that > sl field has taken off (in a good sense) and there are likely connections. > > Also it may be interesting to take pics of the "Claim Structure Grammars" I > built for my computing / info. sci advisor Ted Glaser in the 70's, > because > it would be very nice if it relates generally to J. I want to carry forth > with the "family" projects. Will be pleased to partner in studies, > conversations ... > > You give a lot of clues .. very nice. > > LDMF. > *Respectful Interfaces* . When googling use quotes! > > On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 11:36 AM, Roger Hui <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Welcome to the J Forums, Linda. > > > > As far as Ken's work, there isn't much explicitly written > > on the subject. I know of the following items: > > > > - http://keiapl.org/anec/#algebra > > from "Algebra: An Algorithmic Treatment", 1972. > > > > - He modeled the organization of the dictionary part > > of "J Introduction and Dictionary" > > http://www.jsoftware.com/help/dictionary/contents.htm > > and before that "A Dictionary of APL", > > http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=36983.36984 > > on the organization of an English dictionary, > > in particular the American Heritage Dictionary of the > > English Language. (Earlier versions were called > > "A Dictionary of the APL Language" and "The ISI > > [Iverson Software Inc.] Dictionary of J") > > > > - Of course, he uses noun/verb/adverb etc. > > where more traditionally in this context the > > terms array/function/operator are used. > > This has been very helpful as for example most > > every one gets "adverb" (run quickly, eat quickly, ...; > > run quickly, run slowly, run directly, ...) whereas > > "operator" tends to be confusing and mysterious. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: linda falkoff <[email protected]> > > Date: Friday, October 1, 2010 7:43 > > Subject: [Jgeneral] Looking for links - online or off - between J and > > natural language (example: English). > > To: [email protected] > > Cc: [email protected] > > > > > Best wishes up front - > > > > > > and can you please share some links you like on the topic of J > > > and natural > > > language, English or otherwise? > > > Sorry, post is redundant with email subject line. > > > > > > > > > Many thanks, LDMF, *Respectful Interfaces*. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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
