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Requirements are typically specified in natural languages (NL) such as English and then analyzed by analysts and developers to generate formal software design/model. However, English is ambiguous and the requirements specified in English can result in erroneous and absurd software designs. We propose a semantically controlled representation based on SBVR for specifying requirements. The SBVR based controlled representation can not only result in accurate and consistent software models but also machine process able because SBVR has pure mathematical foundation. We also introduce a java based implementation of the presented approach that is a proof of concept.
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Bajwa, I.S., Asif Naeem, M. (2011). On Specifying Requirements Using a Semantically Controlled Representation. In: Muñoz, R., Montoyo, A., Métais, E. (eds) Natural Language Processing and Information Systems. NLDB 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6716. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22327-3_23
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