sle2012s/paper01

SLE 2012 SI paper:
A tutorial on metamodelling for grammar researchers

Richard F. Paige, Dimitrios S. Kolovos, Fiona Polack

• DOI: 10.1016/j.scico.2014.05.007
• Extended version of Metamodelling for Grammarware Researchers (SLE 2012)
• T3A: Meta-languages
  • The central goal is to explain metamodels as a language-definition formalism (abstract syntax) and relate them to grammar-based definitions.
• T4A: Workbenches
  • The tutorial emphasises metamodelling infrastructures and tooling (e.g., modelware ecosystems) as the practical basis for language engineering tasks.
• T6D: Synergies
  • A core theme is bridging “grammarware” and “modelware”, highlighting how the two approaches can be used together rather than competitively.
• T1A: Design
  • It discusses language-definition choices (metamodels vs grammars) and their implications for designing and implementing languages.

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