A hierarchy theorem for regular languages over free bisemigroups

In this article a question left open in [2] is answered. In particular, we show that it is essential that in the definition of parenthesizing automata an arbitrary number of parentheses can be used. Moreover, we prove that the classes Regm of languages accepted by a parenthesizing automaton with at...

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Main Author: Németh Zoltán L.
Format: Article
Published: 2004
Series:Acta cybernetica 16 No. 4
Kulcsszavak:Számítástechnika, Nyelvészet - számítógép alkalmazása
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Online Access:http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/12741
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Summary:In this article a question left open in [2] is answered. In particular, we show that it is essential that in the definition of parenthesizing automata an arbitrary number of parentheses can be used. Moreover, we prove that the classes Regm of languages accepted by a parenthesizing automaton with at most m pairs of parentheses form a strict hierarchy. In fact, this hierarchy is proper for all alphabets.
Physical Description:567-577
ISSN:0324-721X