2009 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Using Ontologies in the Domain Analysis of Domain-Specific Languages
Authors : Robert Tairas, Marjan Mernik, Jeff Gray
Published in: Models in Software Engineering
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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The design stage of domain-specific language development, which includes domain analysis, has not received as much attention compared to the subsequent stage of language implementation. This paper investigates the use of ontology in domain analysis for the development of a domain-specific language. The standard process of ontology development is investigated as an aid to determine the pertinent information regarding the domain (e.g., the conceptualization of the domain and the common and variable elements of the domain) that should be modeled in a language for the domain. Our observations suggest that ontology assists in the initial phase of domain understanding and can be combined with further formal domain analysis methods during the development of a domain-specific language.