Hi Roger,
TEI ODD [1][2] may come relatively close to what you're asking about,
especially in its "pure" version [3], with dependencies on Relax NG removed.
[1]: http://wiki.tei-c.org/index.php/ODD
[2]: http://www.tei-c.org/release/doc/tei-p5-doc/en/html/TD.html
[3]: https://github.com/TEIC/pureodd
Best regards,
Piotr
On 12/01/15 17:30, Costello, Roger L. wrote:
> Here's another example of a language that is defined using the language itself:
>
> This document defines the Augmented BNF (ABNF) using ABNF:
>
> https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5234#section-4
>
> That is the ABNF-for-ABNFs!
>
> Neat!
>
> /Roger
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Costello, Roger L.
> Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2015 3:43 PM
> To:
> Subject: Defining a language using itself
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> I think it is mind-blowing when a language is defined using the language itself.
>
> This document defines the XML Schema language using XML Schema:
>
> http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema11-1/#normative-schemaSchema
>
> That is the XML schema-for-schemas!
>
> This document defines the JSON Schema language using JSON Schema:
>
> http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#
>
> That is the JSON schema-for-schemas!
>
> These two documents define the ANTLR grammar language using the ANTLR grammar:
>
> https://github.com/antlr/grammars-v4/blob/master/antlr4/ANTLRv4Parser.g4
> https://github.com/antlr/grammars-v4/blob/master/antlr4/ANTLRv4Lexer.g4
>
> That is the ANTLR grammar-for-grammars!
>
> Neat!
>
> Do you know of other languages that are defined using the language itself?
>
> /Roger
>
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