Noam Chomsky developed a hierarchy of formal languages in 1956 that consists of four types of languages based on the computational devices required to describe them:
Type-0 languages, also known as recursively enumerable languages, include all languages that can be recognized by a Turing machine. Type-1 languages are context-sensitive and can be recognized by a linear bounded automaton. Type-2 languages are context-free and can be recognized by a pushdown automaton. Type-3, or regular languages, are the simplest and can be recognized by a finite state automaton. The Chomsky hierarchy arranges the language types from the most complex computational descriptions to the simplest.
2. Topic of Discussion:
➢ Introduction
➢ Chomsky Hierarchy of Languages
➢ Type of Languages
o TYPE-0
o TYPE-1
o TYPE-2
o TYPE-3
3. Introduction
▪ Noam chomsky is an American linguist ,philospher,scientist and social
activist.
▪ Chomsky hierarchy of grammers was described by Noam chomsky in
1956 and sometimescalled as father of modern linguistics.
▪ Grammar Definition: It is defined by four tuples: G={V,T,P,S} where
❖ V=Non Terminal
❖ T=Terminals
❖ P=Production Rule
❖ S=Start Symbol
Production Rule:
S-AB
A-a
B-b
4. Chomsky Hierarchy of languages:
Venn Diagram of Grammar Types:
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Type0-Recursively enumerable Language
Type1-Context sensitive
Type3
-
Regular
Type0-Turningmachine
Type1-Linear Bounded
Automata
Type2-push down
Automata
Type3-
Finite
automata
Type2-Context
Free
5. Type of Languages
❑ Recusively enumerableLanguage(Type-0)
❑ Context-Sensitive Language(Type-1)
❑ Context-free Language(Type-2)
❑ Regular language(Type-3)
6. Type-0:
▪ Type-0 Languages included all type of formal grammers.
▪ It generates the languages that are recognised by a turning machine.
▪ This languages are also known as recursively enumerable languages
▪ This grammar have rules in form of α → β (where α contains Non terminal
And β contains terminal or Non terMinals)
▪ Example-AB-A
▪ AB-aB
▪ S-^
▪ a-AB
▪ ^-a
7. Type-1:
-Type-1 grammar generate the context –Sensitive languages.
The language described by these grammar are exactly all
languages that can be recognised by a linear bounded
automaton.
These grammars have rules of the form α → β with a restriction that
length of |α |<=| β|.
Example:
aAb-bbb
aA-bbb
aAb-bb
8. Type-2:
Type-2 Languages generate the context -free languages.
These languages are exactly all languages that can be recognised by
a non-deterministic pushdown automaton.
Context-free languages are the theoretical basis for the syntax of most
programming languages.
These are defined by rules of the form A-α where A is a nonterminal and α
is a string of terminals and nonterminal (there will be no context on the left
and right of nonterminal).
Example:
A-BCD
A-aBC
A-AbC
9. Type-3:
Type-3 Languagesgeneratethe regular languages.
These languagesare exactly all languagesthat can be decided by a finite state automaton.
Regular languagesare commonly used to define search patternsof programming languages.
It can be classified into two types. 1. Right linear 2.Left linear.
If we haverepetition of non terminal on right side [A-xB|x] then it is known as Right linear.
If we haverepetition of non terminals on left side[A-Bx|x] then it is known as Left Linear .(A,B €
non terminals and x € )
Example:
S – a S |b
S – a S |c
S – S a |b
A - b a
