Obtaining a Grammar from a Less Formal Language Description.
Abstract
In formulating the syntax of a programming language, one usually thinks in terms of a set of 'natural' concepts - operator precedence, infix or prefix operators, grouping, etc. It is useful to finally present the syntax of the language as a formal grammar which unabiguously defines the languages and its essential structure. It is then necessary to transform the more 'natural' descriptive concepts into elements in the structure of a grammar. The transformation of the ordinary precedence concepts into grammatical structure is considered on the report. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0732228
Entities
People
- Marvin C. Paull
Organizations
- Rutgers University Department of Computer Science