diff --git a/parser/data.go b/parser/data.go
index 8a748b0..eb828af 100644
--- a/parser/data.go
+++ b/parser/data.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package parser
 
 import "git.tebibyte.media/arf/arf/types"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/arf/arf/lexer"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/arf/arf/infoerr"
 
 // parseData parses a data section.
 func (parser *ParsingOperation) parseDataSection () (
@@ -46,272 +45,3 @@ func (parser *ParsingOperation) parseDataSection () (
 	}
 	return
 }
-
-// parseInitializationValues starts on the line after a data section, or a set
-// phrase. It checks for an indent greater than the indent of the aforementioned
-// data section or set phrase (passed through baseIndent), and if there is,
-// it parses initialization values.
-func (parser *ParsingOperation) parseInitializationValues (
-	baseIndent int,
-) (
-	initializationArgument Argument,
-	err error,
-) {
-	// check if line is indented one more than baseIndent
-	if !parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindIndent) { return }
-	if parser.token.Value().(int) != baseIndent + 1 { return }
-
-	initializationArgument.location = parser.token.Location()
-	
-	err = parser.nextToken()
-	if err != nil { return }
-
-	if parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindDot) {
-
-		// object initialization
-		parser.previousToken()
-		var initializationValues ObjectInitializationValues
-		initializationValues, err    = parser.parseObjectInitializationValues()
-		initializationArgument.kind  = ArgumentKindObjectInitializationValues
-		initializationArgument.value = initializationValues
-		
-	} else {
-	
-		// array initialization
-		parser.previousToken()
-		var initializationValues ArrayInitializationValues
-		initializationValues, err    = parser.parseArrayInitializationValues()
-		initializationArgument.kind  = ArgumentKindArrayInitializationValues
-		initializationArgument.value = initializationValues
-	}
-	
-	return
-}
-
-// parseObjectInitializationValues parses a list of object initialization
-// values until the indentation level drops.
-func (parser *ParsingOperation) parseObjectInitializationValues () (
-	initializationValues ObjectInitializationValues,
-	err                  error,
-) {
-	initializationValues.attributes = make(map[string] Argument)
-
-	baseIndent := 0
-	begin      := true
-	
-	for {
-		// if there is no indent we can just stop parsing
-		if !parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindIndent) { break}
-		indent := parser.token.Value().(int)
-		
-		if begin == true {
-			initializationValues.location = parser.token.Location()
-			baseIndent = indent 
-			begin      = false
-		}
-
-		// do not parse any further if the indent has changed
-		if indent != baseIndent { break }
-
-		// move on to the beginning of the line, which must contain
-		// a member initialization value
-		err = parser.nextToken(lexer.TokenKindDot)
-		if err != nil { return }
-		err = parser.nextToken(lexer.TokenKindName)
-		if err != nil { return }
-		name := parser.token.Value().(string)
-
-		// if the member has already been listed, throw an error
-		_, exists := initializationValues.attributes[name]
-		if exists {
-			err = parser.token.NewError (
-				"duplicate member \"" + name + "\" in object " +
-				"member initialization",
-				infoerr.ErrorKindError)
-			return
-		}
-
-		// parse the argument determining the member initialization
-		// value
-		err = parser.nextToken()
-		if err != nil { return }
-		var value Argument
-		if parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindNewline) {
-		
-			// recurse
-			err = parser.nextToken(lexer.TokenKindIndent)
-			if err != nil { return }
-			
-			value, err = parser.parseInitializationValues(baseIndent)
-			initializationValues.attributes[name] = value
-			if err != nil { return }
-			
-		} else {
-
-			// parse as normal argument
-			value, err = parser.parseArgument()
-			initializationValues.attributes[name] = value
-			if err != nil { return }
-			
-			err = parser.expect(lexer.TokenKindNewline)
-			if err != nil { return }
-			err = parser.nextToken()
-			if err != nil { return }
-		}
-	}
-	
-	return
-}
-
-// parseArrayInitializationValues parses a list of array initialization values
-// until the indentation lexel drops.
-func (parser *ParsingOperation) parseArrayInitializationValues () (
-	initializationValues ArrayInitializationValues,
-	err                  error,
-) {
-	baseIndent := 0
-	begin      := true
-	
-	for {
-		// if there is no indent we can just stop parsing
-		if !parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindIndent) { break}
-		indent := parser.token.Value().(int)
-		
-		if begin == true {
-			initializationValues.location = parser.token.Location()
-			baseIndent = indent 
-			begin      = false
-		}
-
-		// do not parse any further if the indent has changed
-		if indent != baseIndent { break }
-
-		// move on to the beginning of the line, which must contain
-		// arguments
-		err = parser.nextToken(validArgumentStartTokens...)
-		if err != nil { return }
-
-		for {
-			// stop parsing this line and go on to the next if a
-			// newline token is encountered
-			if parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindNewline) {
-				err = parser.nextToken()
-				if err != nil { return }
-				break
-			}
-
-			// otherwise, parse the argument
-			var argument Argument
-			argument, err = parser.parseArgument()
-			if err != nil { return }
-			initializationValues.values = append (
-				initializationValues.values,
-				argument)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return
-}
-
-// parseType parses a type notation of the form Name, {Name}, etc.
-func (parser *ParsingOperation) parseType () (what Type, err error) {
-	err = parser.expect(lexer.TokenKindName, lexer.TokenKindLBrace)
-	if err != nil { return }
-	what.location = parser.token.Location()
-
-	if parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindLBrace) {
-		what.kind = TypeKindPointer
-
-		err = parser.nextToken()
-		if err != nil { return }
-	
-		var points Type
-		points, err = parser.parseType()
-		if err != nil { return }
-		what.points = &points
-
-		err = parser.expect (
-			lexer.TokenKindUInt,
-			lexer.TokenKindRBrace,
-			lexer.TokenKindElipsis)
-		if err != nil { return }
-
-		if parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindUInt) {
-			what.kind = TypeKindArray
-		
-			what.length = parser.token.Value().(uint64)
-		
-			err = parser.nextToken(lexer.TokenKindRBrace)
-			if err != nil { return }
-		} else if parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindElipsis) {
-			what.kind = TypeKindArray
-		
-			err = parser.nextToken(lexer.TokenKindRBrace)
-			if err != nil { return }
-		}
-
-		err = parser.nextToken()
-		if err != nil { return }
-	} else {
-		what.name, err = parser.parseIdentifier()
-		if err != nil { return }
-	}
-
-	if parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindColon) {
-		err = parser.nextToken(lexer.TokenKindName)
-		if err != nil { return }
-
-		qualifier := parser.token.Value().(string)
-		switch qualifier {
-		case "mut":
-			what.mutable = true
-		default:
-			err = parser.token.NewError (
-				"unknown type qualifier \"" + qualifier + "\"",
-				infoerr.ErrorKindError)
-			return
-		}
-		
-		err = parser.nextToken()
-		if err != nil { return }
-	}
-
-	return
-}
-
-// parseIdentifier parses an identifier made out of dot separated names.
-func (parser *ParsingOperation) parseIdentifier () (
-	identifier Identifier,
-	err        error,
-) {
-	err = parser.expect(lexer.TokenKindName)
-	if err != nil { return }
-	identifier.location = parser.token.Location()
-
-	for {
-		if !parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindName) { break }
-
-		identifier.trail = append (
-			identifier.trail,
-			parser.token.Value().(string))
-
-		err = parser.nextToken()
-		if err != nil { return }
-		
-		if !parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindDot) { break }
-
-		err = parser.nextToken()
-		if err != nil { return }
-
-		// allow the identifier to continue on to the next line if there
-		// is a line break right after the dot
-		for parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindNewline) ||
-			parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindIndent) {
-
-			err = parser.nextToken()
-			if err != nil { return }
-		}
-	}
-
-	return
-}
diff --git a/parser/initialization-values.go b/parser/initialization-values.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58e4ed5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parser/initialization-values.go
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+package parser
+
+import "git.tebibyte.media/arf/arf/lexer"
+import "git.tebibyte.media/arf/arf/infoerr"
+
+// parseInitializationValues starts on the line after a data section, or a set
+// phrase. It checks for an indent greater than the indent of the aforementioned
+// data section or set phrase (passed through baseIndent), and if there is,
+// it parses initialization values.
+func (parser *ParsingOperation) parseInitializationValues (
+	baseIndent int,
+) (
+	initializationArgument Argument,
+	err error,
+) {
+	// check if line is indented one more than baseIndent
+	if !parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindIndent) { return }
+	if parser.token.Value().(int) != baseIndent + 1 { return }
+
+	initializationArgument.location = parser.token.Location()
+	
+	err = parser.nextToken()
+	if err != nil { return }
+
+	if parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindDot) {
+
+		// object initialization
+		parser.previousToken()
+		var initializationValues ObjectInitializationValues
+		initializationValues, err    = parser.parseObjectInitializationValues()
+		initializationArgument.kind  = ArgumentKindObjectInitializationValues
+		initializationArgument.value = initializationValues
+		
+	} else {
+	
+		// array initialization
+		parser.previousToken()
+		var initializationValues ArrayInitializationValues
+		initializationValues, err    = parser.parseArrayInitializationValues()
+		initializationArgument.kind  = ArgumentKindArrayInitializationValues
+		initializationArgument.value = initializationValues
+	}
+	
+	return
+}
+
+// parseObjectInitializationValues parses a list of object initialization
+// values until the indentation level drops.
+func (parser *ParsingOperation) parseObjectInitializationValues () (
+	initializationValues ObjectInitializationValues,
+	err                  error,
+) {
+	initializationValues.attributes = make(map[string] Argument)
+
+	baseIndent := 0
+	begin      := true
+	
+	for {
+		// if there is no indent we can just stop parsing
+		if !parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindIndent) { break}
+		indent := parser.token.Value().(int)
+		
+		if begin == true {
+			initializationValues.location = parser.token.Location()
+			baseIndent = indent 
+			begin      = false
+		}
+
+		// do not parse any further if the indent has changed
+		if indent != baseIndent { break }
+
+		// move on to the beginning of the line, which must contain
+		// a member initialization value
+		err = parser.nextToken(lexer.TokenKindDot)
+		if err != nil { return }
+		err = parser.nextToken(lexer.TokenKindName)
+		if err != nil { return }
+		name := parser.token.Value().(string)
+
+		// if the member has already been listed, throw an error
+		_, exists := initializationValues.attributes[name]
+		if exists {
+			err = parser.token.NewError (
+				"duplicate member \"" + name + "\" in object " +
+				"member initialization",
+				infoerr.ErrorKindError)
+			return
+		}
+
+		// parse the argument determining the member initialization
+		// value
+		err = parser.nextToken()
+		if err != nil { return }
+		var value Argument
+		if parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindNewline) {
+		
+			// recurse
+			err = parser.nextToken(lexer.TokenKindIndent)
+			if err != nil { return }
+			
+			value, err = parser.parseInitializationValues(baseIndent)
+			initializationValues.attributes[name] = value
+			if err != nil { return }
+			
+		} else {
+
+			// parse as normal argument
+			value, err = parser.parseArgument()
+			initializationValues.attributes[name] = value
+			if err != nil { return }
+			
+			err = parser.expect(lexer.TokenKindNewline)
+			if err != nil { return }
+			err = parser.nextToken()
+			if err != nil { return }
+		}
+	}
+	
+	return
+}
+
+// parseArrayInitializationValues parses a list of array initialization values
+// until the indentation lexel drops.
+func (parser *ParsingOperation) parseArrayInitializationValues () (
+	initializationValues ArrayInitializationValues,
+	err                  error,
+) {
+	baseIndent := 0
+	begin      := true
+	
+	for {
+		// if there is no indent we can just stop parsing
+		if !parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindIndent) { break}
+		indent := parser.token.Value().(int)
+		
+		if begin == true {
+			initializationValues.location = parser.token.Location()
+			baseIndent = indent 
+			begin      = false
+		}
+
+		// do not parse any further if the indent has changed
+		if indent != baseIndent { break }
+
+		// move on to the beginning of the line, which must contain
+		// arguments
+		err = parser.nextToken(validArgumentStartTokens...)
+		if err != nil { return }
+
+		for {
+			// stop parsing this line and go on to the next if a
+			// newline token is encountered
+			if parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindNewline) {
+				err = parser.nextToken()
+				if err != nil { return }
+				break
+			}
+
+			// otherwise, parse the argument
+			var argument Argument
+			argument, err = parser.parseArgument()
+			if err != nil { return }
+			initializationValues.values = append (
+				initializationValues.values,
+				argument)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return
+}
diff --git a/parser/misc.go b/parser/misc.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0901cdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parser/misc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+package parser
+
+import "git.tebibyte.media/arf/arf/lexer"
+import "git.tebibyte.media/arf/arf/infoerr"
+
+// parseType parses a type notation of the form Name, {Name}, etc.
+func (parser *ParsingOperation) parseType () (what Type, err error) {
+	err = parser.expect(lexer.TokenKindName, lexer.TokenKindLBrace)
+	if err != nil { return }
+	what.location = parser.token.Location()
+
+	if parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindLBrace) {
+		what.kind = TypeKindPointer
+
+		err = parser.nextToken()
+		if err != nil { return }
+	
+		var points Type
+		points, err = parser.parseType()
+		if err != nil { return }
+		what.points = &points
+
+		err = parser.expect (
+			lexer.TokenKindUInt,
+			lexer.TokenKindRBrace,
+			lexer.TokenKindElipsis)
+		if err != nil { return }
+
+		if parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindUInt) {
+			what.kind = TypeKindArray
+		
+			what.length = parser.token.Value().(uint64)
+		
+			err = parser.nextToken(lexer.TokenKindRBrace)
+			if err != nil { return }
+		} else if parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindElipsis) {
+			what.kind = TypeKindArray
+		
+			err = parser.nextToken(lexer.TokenKindRBrace)
+			if err != nil { return }
+		}
+
+		err = parser.nextToken()
+		if err != nil { return }
+	} else {
+		what.name, err = parser.parseIdentifier()
+		if err != nil { return }
+	}
+
+	if parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindColon) {
+		err = parser.nextToken(lexer.TokenKindName)
+		if err != nil { return }
+
+		qualifier := parser.token.Value().(string)
+		switch qualifier {
+		case "mut":
+			what.mutable = true
+		default:
+			err = parser.token.NewError (
+				"unknown type qualifier \"" + qualifier + "\"",
+				infoerr.ErrorKindError)
+			return
+		}
+		
+		err = parser.nextToken()
+		if err != nil { return }
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
+// parseIdentifier parses an identifier made out of dot separated names.
+func (parser *ParsingOperation) parseIdentifier () (
+	identifier Identifier,
+	err        error,
+) {
+	err = parser.expect(lexer.TokenKindName)
+	if err != nil { return }
+	identifier.location = parser.token.Location()
+
+	for {
+		if !parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindName) { break }
+
+		identifier.trail = append (
+			identifier.trail,
+			parser.token.Value().(string))
+
+		err = parser.nextToken()
+		if err != nil { return }
+		
+		if !parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindDot) { break }
+
+		err = parser.nextToken()
+		if err != nil { return }
+
+		// allow the identifier to continue on to the next line if there
+		// is a line break right after the dot
+		for parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindNewline) ||
+			parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindIndent) {
+
+			err = parser.nextToken()
+			if err != nil { return }
+		}
+	}
+
+	return
+}