diff --git a/src/parser.js b/src/parser.js
index 030f99c..6b76597 100644
--- a/src/parser.js
+++ b/src/parser.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ PEG.parser = (function(){
         "digit": parse_digit,
         "dot": parse_dot,
         "doubleQuotedCharacter": parse_doubleQuotedCharacter,
-        "doubleQuotedLiteral": parse_doubleQuotedLiteral,
+        "doubleQuotedString": parse_doubleQuotedString,
         "eol": parse_eol,
         "eolChar": parse_eolChar,
         "eolEscapeSequence": parse_eolEscapeSequence,
@@ -57,9 +57,10 @@ PEG.parser = (function(){
         "simpleSingleQuotedCharacter": parse_simpleSingleQuotedCharacter,
         "singleLineComment": parse_singleLineComment,
         "singleQuotedCharacter": parse_singleQuotedCharacter,
-        "singleQuotedLiteral": parse_singleQuotedLiteral,
+        "singleQuotedString": parse_singleQuotedString,
         "slash": parse_slash,
         "star": parse_star,
+        "string": parse_string,
         "suffixed": parse_suffixed,
         "unicodeEscapeSequence": parse_unicodeEscapeSequence,
         "upperCaseLetter": parse_upperCaseLetter,
@@ -271,7 +272,7 @@ PEG.parser = (function(){
         pos1 = pos;
         result0 = parse_identifier();
         if (result0 !== null) {
-          result1 = parse_literal();
+          result1 = parse_string();
           if (result1 === null) {
             result1 = "";
           }
@@ -797,7 +798,7 @@ PEG.parser = (function(){
           pos2 = pos;
           reportFailures++;
           pos3 = pos;
-          result1 = parse_literal();
+          result1 = parse_string();
           if (result1 === null) {
             result1 = "";
           }
@@ -842,19 +843,7 @@ PEG.parser = (function(){
           pos = pos0;
         }
         if (result0 === null) {
-          pos0 = pos;
           result0 = parse_literal();
-          if (result0 !== null) {
-            result0 = (function(value) {
-                return {
-                  type:  "literal",
-                  value: value
-                };
-              })(result0);
-          }
-          if (result0 === null) {
-            pos = pos0;
-          }
           if (result0 === null) {
             pos0 = pos;
             result0 = parse_dot();
@@ -1804,15 +1793,52 @@ PEG.parser = (function(){
           return cachedResult.result;
         }
         
+        var result0;
+        var pos0, pos1;
+        
+        reportFailures++;
+        pos0 = pos;
+        result0 = parse_string();
+        if (result0 !== null) {
+          result0 = (function(value) {
+              return {
+                type:  "literal",
+                value: value
+              };
+            })(result0);
+        }
+        if (result0 === null) {
+          pos = pos0;
+        }
+        reportFailures--;
+        if (reportFailures === 0 && result0 === null) {
+          matchFailed("literal");
+        }
+        
+        cache[cacheKey] = {
+          nextPos: pos,
+          result:  result0
+        };
+        return result0;
+      }
+      
+      function parse_string() {
+        var cacheKey = "string@" + pos;
+        var cachedResult = cache[cacheKey];
+        if (cachedResult) {
+          pos = cachedResult.nextPos;
+          return cachedResult.result;
+        }
+        
         var result0, result1, result2;
         var pos0, pos1, pos2;
         
         reportFailures++;
         pos0 = pos;
         pos1 = pos;
-        result0 = parse_doubleQuotedLiteral();
+        result0 = parse_doubleQuotedString();
         if (result0 === null) {
-          result0 = parse_singleQuotedLiteral();
+          result0 = parse_singleQuotedString();
         }
         if (result0 !== null) {
           result1 = parse___();
@@ -1827,14 +1853,14 @@ PEG.parser = (function(){
           pos = pos1;
         }
         if (result0 !== null) {
-          result0 = (function(literal) { return literal; })(result0[0]);
+          result0 = (function(string) { return string; })(result0[0]);
         }
         if (result0 === null) {
           pos = pos0;
         }
         reportFailures--;
         if (reportFailures === 0 && result0 === null) {
-          matchFailed("literal");
+          matchFailed("string");
         }
         
         cache[cacheKey] = {
@@ -1844,8 +1870,8 @@ PEG.parser = (function(){
         return result0;
       }
       
-      function parse_doubleQuotedLiteral() {
-        var cacheKey = "doubleQuotedLiteral@" + pos;
+      function parse_doubleQuotedString() {
+        var cacheKey = "doubleQuotedString@" + pos;
         var cachedResult = cache[cacheKey];
         if (cachedResult) {
           pos = cachedResult.nextPos;
@@ -2025,8 +2051,8 @@ PEG.parser = (function(){
         return result0;
       }
       
-      function parse_singleQuotedLiteral() {
-        var cacheKey = "singleQuotedLiteral@" + pos;
+      function parse_singleQuotedString() {
+        var cacheKey = "singleQuotedString@" + pos;
         var cachedResult = cache[cacheKey];
         if (cachedResult) {
           pos = cachedResult.nextPos;
diff --git a/src/parser.pegjs b/src/parser.pegjs
index bdfb6b4..81f4a1b 100644
--- a/src/parser.pegjs
+++ b/src/parser.pegjs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ initializer
     }
 
 rule
-  = name:identifier displayName:(literal / "") equals expression:expression semicolon? {
+  = name:identifier displayName:(string / "") equals expression:expression semicolon? {
       return {
         type:        "rule",
         name:        name,
@@ -130,18 +130,13 @@ suffixed
   / primary
 
 primary
-  = name:identifier !(( literal / "") equals) {
+  = name:identifier !(( string / "") equals) {
       return {
         type: "rule_ref",
         name: name
       };
     }
-  / value:literal {
-      return {
-        type:  "literal",
-        value: value
-      };
-    }
+  / literal
   / dot { return { type: "any" }; }
   / class
   / lparen expression:expression rparen { return expression; }
@@ -200,9 +195,17 @@ identifier "identifier"
  * vaguely).
  */
 literal "literal"
-  = literal:(doubleQuotedLiteral / singleQuotedLiteral) __ { return literal; }
+  = value:string {
+      return {
+        type:  "literal",
+        value: value
+      };
+    }
+
+string "string"
+  = string:(doubleQuotedString / singleQuotedString) __ { return string; }
 
-doubleQuotedLiteral
+doubleQuotedString
   = '"' chars:doubleQuotedCharacter* '"' { return chars.join(""); }
 
 doubleQuotedCharacter
@@ -216,7 +219,7 @@ doubleQuotedCharacter
 simpleDoubleQuotedCharacter
   = !('"' / "\\" / eolChar) char_:. { return char_; }
 
-singleQuotedLiteral
+singleQuotedString
   = "'" chars:singleQuotedCharacter* "'" { return chars.join(""); }
 
 singleQuotedCharacter
diff --git a/test/parser-test.js b/test/parser-test.js
index 034a483..5f3510b 100644
--- a/test/parser-test.js
+++ b/test/parser-test.js
@@ -334,11 +334,16 @@ test("parses identifier", function() {
 /* Canonical literal is "\"abcd\"". */
 test("parses literal", function() {
   parserParses('start = "abcd"', literalGrammar("abcd"));
+});
+
+/* Canonical string is "\"abcd\"". */
+test("parses string", function() {
+  parserParses('start = "abcd"', literalGrammar("abcd"));
   parserParses("start = 'abcd'", literalGrammar("abcd"));
 });
 
-/* Canonical doubleQuotedLiteral is "\"abcd\"". */
-test("parses doubleQuotedLiteral", function() {
+/* Canonical doubleQuotedString is "\"abcd\"". */
+test("parses doubleQuotedString", function() {
   parserParses('start = ""',       literalGrammar(""));
   parserParses('start = "a"',      literalGrammar("a"));
   parserParses('start = "abc"',    literalGrammar("abc"));
@@ -368,8 +373,8 @@ test("parses simpleDoubleQuotedCharacter", function() {
   parserDoesNotParse('start = "\u2029"');
 });
 
-/* Canonical singleQuotedLiteral is "'abcd'". */
-test("parses singleQuotedLiteral", function() {
+/* Canonical singleQuotedString is "'abcd'". */
+test("parses singleQuotedString", function() {
   parserParses("start = ''",       literalGrammar(""));
   parserParses("start = 'a'",      literalGrammar("a"));
   parserParses("start = 'abc'",    literalGrammar("abc"));