Metamodelling for Grammarware Researchers

Richard Freeman Paige; Dimitris Kolovos; Fiona A C Polack

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-36089-3_5

Metamodelling for Grammarware Researchers

Richard Freeman Paige, Dimitris Kolovos, Fiona A C Polack

Computer Science

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Abstract

A metamodel is variously defined as a model of a model, a definition of a language, a description of abstract syntax, and a description of a domain. It is all of these things and more. Metamodels can be confusing, and explaining why they are constructed, what you can do with them, and how they are built can be challenging, especially when trying to bridge the gap between the modelware and grammarware communities. In this example-driven mini-tutorial, we introduce the key concepts and ideas behind metamodelling and explain why metamodels are useful, and particularly how they differ from grammar-based approaches to language development. We give some tips on how grammarware researchers can explain what they do to modelware researchers, and vice versa, in the spirit of interdisciplinarity and improving collaboration.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Software Language Engineering
Subtitle of host publication	5th International Conference, SLE 2012, Dresden, Germany, September 26-28, 2012, Revised Selected Papers
Publisher	Springer
Pages	64-82
Volume	7745 LNCS
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36089-3_5
Publication status	Published - 2013
Event	5th International Conference on Software Language Engineering (SLE 2012) - Dresden, Germany Duration: 26 Sept 2012 → 28 Sept 2012

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume	7745
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743

Conference

Conference	5th International Conference on Software Language Engineering (SLE 2012)
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Dresden
Period	26/09/12 → 28/09/12

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Paige, RF , Kolovos, D & Polack, FAC 2013, Metamodelling for Grammarware Researchers. in Software Language Engineering: 5th International Conference, SLE 2012, Dresden, Germany, September 26-28, 2012, Revised Selected Papers. vol. 7745 LNCS, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 7745, Springer, pp. 64-82, 5th International Conference on Software Language Engineering (SLE 2012), Dresden, Germany, 26/09/12. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36089-3_5

Metamodelling for Grammarware Researchers. / Paige, Richard Freeman ; Kolovos, Dimitris ; Polack, Fiona A C.
Software Language Engineering: 5th International Conference, SLE 2012, Dresden, Germany, September 26-28, 2012, Revised Selected Papers. Vol. 7745 LNCS Springer, 2013. p. 64-82 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 7745).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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