Title : 
Semantical analysis of higher-order abstract syntax
         
        
        
            Author_Institution : 
LFCS Edinburgh, UK
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
A functor category semantics for higher-order abstract syntax is proposed with the following aims: relating higher order and first order syntax, justifying induction principles, suggesting new logical principles to reason about higher-order syntax
         
        
            Keywords : 
formal languages; semantic networks; first order syntax; functor category semantics; higher-order abstract syntax; induction principles; logical principles; semantical analysis; Calculus; Computer languages; Encoding; Reactive power;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Logic in Computer Science, 1999. Proceedings. 14th Symposium on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Trento
         
        
        
            Print_ISBN : 
0-7695-0158-3
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/LICS.1999.782616