Finding Natural Languages a Home in Formal Language Theory

1987 ◽  
pp. 349 ◽  
Author(s):  
William C. Rounds ◽  
Alexis Manaster-Ramer ◽  
Joyce Friedman
Keyword(s):  
Formal Language ◽  
Formal Language Theory ◽  
Language Theory ◽  
Natural Languages

scholarly journals Preface to the volume Languages: Bionspired Approaches

Triangle ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gemma Bel Enguiz
Keyword(s):  
Computer Science ◽  
Formal Language ◽  
Mutual Influence ◽  
Formal Languages ◽  
Formal Language Theory ◽  
Language Theory ◽  
Economic Modelling ◽  
Natural Languages ◽  
Separate Branch ◽  
Wide Range

Languages, whether they be natural or artificial, are particular cases of a symbol system. And the manipulation of symbols is the stem of formal language theory. The theory of formal languages mainly originated from mathematics and generative linguistics. It was born in the middle of the 20th century as a tool for modelling and investigating the syntax of natural languages. After 1964, it developed as a separate branch with specific problems, techniques and results and since then it has had an important role in the field of computer science. Formal language theory, due to its abstract and formal properties, has been applied to a wide range of fields (besides initial linguistic motivation): economic modelling, developmental biology, cryptography, sociology... Therefore, natural languages, computer science and formal languages had a mutual influence over the years.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORMAL LANGUAGE THEORY SINCE 1956

1990 ◽  
Vol 01 (04) ◽  
pp. 355-368
Author(s):  
ROBERT McNAUGHTON
Keyword(s):  
Formal Language ◽  
Formal Languages ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Formal Language Theory ◽  
Language Theory ◽  
Personal Interest

This brief survey will discuss the early years of the theory of formal languages through about 1970, treating only the most fundamental of the concepts. The paper will conclude with a brief discussion of a small number of topics, the choice reflecting only the personal interest of the author.

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