No, things are too complex for that. Executing a modifier can produce any of the four parts of speech. This is most obvious with the modifier : where 3 : 0, 3 : 1, 3 : 2, and 3 : 3 are all executed on the same line of the parsing table, but each produces a different part of speech.
Henry Rich Gilles Kirouac wrote: > On Aug 7, 2009, Dan Bron asked: > >> [2] Can someone show me where the Dictionary promises the grammar >> productions verb noun and noun verb noun are guarunteed to >> produce nouns? I must be tired, but I can't see it. > > See j602\help\dictionary\dict2.htm > > "Verbs act upon nouns to produce noun results; " > > > This is the type of info I searched quite a few times > while learning the J grammar. The type(s) of part of speech > returned by the execution of a line of the parsing table could > be added right there, isn't it? Currently one has to read text > (more than one page) to get the answer. > > > ~ Gilles > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
