Abstract
We show how a simple semantic characterization of normalization by evaluation for the λβη-calculus can be extended to a similar construction for normalization of terms in the computational λ-calculus. Specifically, we show that a suitable residualizing interpretation of base types, constants, and computational effects allows us to extract a syntactic normal form from a term’s denotation. The required interpretation can itself be constructed as the meaning of a suitable functional program in an ML-like language, leading directly to a practical normalization algorithm. The results extend easily to product and sum types, and can be seen as a formal basis for call-by-value type-directed partial evaluation.
Basic Research in Computer Science (www.brics.dk), funded by the Danish National Research Foundation.
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Filinski, A. (2001). Normalization by Evaluation for the Computational Lambda-Calculus. In: Abramsky, S. (eds) Typed Lambda Calculi and Applications. TLCA 2001. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2044. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45413-6_15
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