Natural language verbal models and their use in the design of conceptual frameworks for software development: a critical review

Abstract

Software development begins with a series of interviews to potential users with the purpose of determining the software requirements; as a result of the interviews yield verbal models in natural language. Based on the verbal models, conceptual frameworks can be designed. These are diagrams that allow graphic data and functions related to the problem to develop software. This article covers worldwide work carried out in this field, with an analysis of the possible research topics based on the unsolved problems.