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Dynamic Syntax: A Concept for the Definition of the Syntax of Programming Languages

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Abstract

It is well known that the syntax of declarative programming languages is not context-free, and that this is due to their ability to declare names which may then occur only in specific contexts. This report explores the idea that declarations modify the context-free grammar of any program in which they appear. The name 'dynamic syntax' has been given to this concept. The report presents a functional formulation of dynamic syntax and applies the resulting metalanguage to the description of the syntax of Algol 60.


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Author(s): Hanford KV, Jones CB

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Annual Review in Automatic Programming

Year: 1973

Volume: 7

Pages: 115-140

Print publication date: 01/01/1973

ISSN (print): 0066-4138

Publisher: Pergamon

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0066-4138(73)90003-7

DOI: 10.1016/0066-4138(73)90003-7


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