Pascal Jasmin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > (Appologies if duplicate) > > Its easy to get confused as to whether long verb phrases are monads or dyads > because specific explanations or coping techniques are missing in the docs.
it is fairly easy, if you remember a few paradigms that explain how valence is "passed up the chain" into verb phrases. In some cases (such as [EMAIL PROTECTED] g&f), a verb f is always used monadically. In some cases (such as (h f g) and (f g), a verb f is always used dyadically. In some cases (such as [EMAIL PROTECTED] and f&g), a verb f is ambivalent, and has the same valence as the resulting phrase. These can usually be figued out by carefully reading the descriptions of various adverbs, conjunctions, and phrases in the dictionary. In the following cases, f is always a monad: f/. f\ f\. f b. f;.n In the following cases, f is always a dyad: f/ f~ In the following cases, f is ambivalent: f"n f L:n f S:n In the following cases, all verbs are monadic, since the verb phrase result is monadic: f d.n f D.n f D:n f t. f t: f T.n f ..g f .:g In the following cases, f is always a monad, while g is ambivalent: [EMAIL PROTECTED] f@:g ([:f g) In the following cases, f is ambivalent, while g is always a monad: f&g f&:g f&.g f&:g In the following case, f is always a dyad, while g is always a monad: (f g) In the following case, f is always a monad, while g is always a dyad: f .g f :g In the following cases, f and g are both ambivalent: f :.g f ::g f^:g g1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the following case, f and h are ambivalent, while g is always a dyad: (f g h) -- Mark D. Niemiec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
