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Some observations on compositional semantics

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Janssen, T.M.V., van Emde Boas, P. (1982). Some observations on compositional semantics. In: Kozen, D. (eds) Logics of Programs. Logic of Programs 1981. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 131. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0025780

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