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Journal of Logic and Computation 1996 6(3):363-407; doi:10.1093/logcom/6.3.363
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On the Declarative and Procedural Semantics of Definite Metalogic Programs

CHRISTOPHER P. HIGGINS

School of Computing and Information Technology, Griffith University Nathan, Qld 4111, Australia. E-mail: chris{at}cit.gu.edu.au

We present declarative and procedural semantics for an amalgamation of object language and metalanguage. We define the class of definite metalogic programs, based on a definite clause language, a binary demonstration predicate, and a naming scheme with both primitive and structured names. The declarative semantics is an extension of the semantics of logic programs dealing with multiple theories and names. The procedural semantics uses a resolution rule and a constructive meta-level to object-level reflection rule.

Keywords: Amalgamation; metalogic; meta-programming; reflection; demo; names


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