1. A method for autonomic computing using a relational grammar, the method comprising the steps of: reading an autonomic relational grammar, the autonomic relational grammar comprising one or more lexical token statements, one or more category statements and a rule, the rule comprising one or more relationship statements and the rule further comprising one or more autonomic action statements; sensing a change in an input value related to a first token identified by a first lexical token statement; parsing the input value with the relational grammar to form an autonomic derivation tree, the autonomic derivation tree comprising the first token, a first category, a first relationship and an autonomic action; using the derived autonomic derivation tree to identify the autonomic action to be performed; and performing the autonomic action.