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The modular grammars

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Pages 17-35 | Received 05 Oct 1988, Published online: 19 Mar 2007
 

Abstract

In this article a new class of grammars with derivation restrictions (similar to the matrix, conditional ones, etc.) is presented.

In this situation, if a rule of a subset peculiar to P is used in a derivation then it is compulsory to use only productions of that particular subset as long as it is possible.

According to the Chomsky hierarchy, naturally attributed to the grammars the generative power of the modular grammars is studied (Section 2), a series of results being obtained as well as a normal form similar to Chomsky's normal one.

The following two paragraphs deal with the closure properties—only for 2 and (proving that 2 is AFL) and also with decision problems connected with the modular grammars, using algorithmical proofs in general.

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