properties of context-free languages
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Properties of Context-Free languages. Union. Context-free languages are closed under:. Union. is context free. is context free. is context-free. Example. Language. Grammar. Union. In general:. For context-free languages with context-free grammars and start variables. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Propertiesof
Context-Free languages
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Context-free languages are closed under: Union
1L is context free
2L is context free
21 LL
is context-free
Union
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Example
|11 baSS
|| 222 bbSaaSS
Union
}{1nnbaL
}{2RwwL
21 | SSS }{}{ Rnn wwbaL
Language Grammar
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In general:
The grammar of the union has new start variableand additional production 21 | SSS
For context-free languageswith context-free grammarsand start variables
21, LL
21, GG
21, SS
21 LL S
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Context-free languages are closed under: Concatenation
1L is context free
2L is context free
21LL
is context-free
Concatenation
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Example
|11 baSS
|| 222 bbSaaSS
Concatenation
}{1nnbaL
}{2RwwL
21SSS }}{{ Rnn wwbaL
Language Grammar
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In general:
The grammar of the concatenation has new start variableand additional production 21SSS
For context-free languageswith context-free grammarsand start variables
21, LL
21, GG
21, SS
21LLS
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Context-free languages are closed under: Star-operation
L is context free*L is context-free
Star Operation
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|aSbS }{ nnbaL
|11 SSS *}{ nnbaL
Example
Language Grammar
Star Operation
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In general:
The grammar of the star operation has new start variableand additional production
For context-free languagewith context-free grammarand start variable
LGS
*L1S
|11 SSS
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Negative Propertiesof
Context-Free Languages
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Context-free languagesare not closed under: intersection
1L is context free
2L is context free
21 LL
not necessarilycontext-free
Intersection
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Example
}{1mnn cbaL
|
|
cCC
aAbA
ACS
Context-free:
}{2mmn cbaL
|
|
bBcB
aAA
ABS
Context-free:
}{21nnn cbaLL NOT context-free
Intersection
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Context-free languagesare not closed under: complement
L is context free L not necessarilycontext-free
Complement
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}{2121nnn cbaLLLL
NOT context-free
Example
}{1mnn cbaL
|
|
cCC
aAbA
ACS
Context-free:
}{2mmn cbaL
|
|
bBcB
aAA
ABS
Context-free:
Complement
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Intersectionof
Context-free languagesand
Regular Languages
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The intersection of a context-free language and a regular languageis a context-free language
1L context free
2L regular
21 LL
context-free
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1Lfor for 2LNPDA
1M
DFA
2M
Construct a new NPDA machinethat accepts
Machine Machine
M21 LL
context-free regular
M simulates in parallel and 1M 2M
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1M 2M
1q 2qcba ,
transition
1p 2pa
transition
NPDA DFA
11, pq cba ,
transition
MNPDA
22 , pq
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1M 2M
1q 2qcb,
transition
1p
NPDA DFA
11, pq cb,
transition
MNPDA
12, pq
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1M 2M
0q
initial state
0p
initial state
NPDA DFA
Initial state
MNPDA
00 , pq
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1M 2M
1q
final state
1p
final states
NPDA DFA
final states
MNPDA
11, pq
2p
21, pq
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Example:
, , ,
1, b1, a
1,d1,c
0q 1q 2q 3q
1M
}},{,},{|,|||:{ *2
*121211 dcwbawwwwwL
NPDA
context-free
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0p
2M
*2 },{ caL
ca,
DFA
regular
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Automaton for: }0:{21 ncaLL nn
, , ,
1, a 1,c
00, pq 01, pq 02, pq 03, pq
NPDA M
context-free
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M simulates in parallel and 1M 2M
M accepts string w if and only if
accepts string and w1M
accepts string w2M
)()()( 21 MLMLML
In General:
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Therefore:
)()( 21 MLML
is NPDAM
is context-free
21 LL is context-free
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Applications of
Regular Closure
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The intersection of a context-free language and a regular languageis a context-free language
1L context free
2L regular
21 LL
context-free
Regular Closure
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An Application of Regular Closure
Prove that: }0,100:{ nnbaL nn
is context-free
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}0:{ nba nn
We know:
is context-free
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}{ 1001001 baL is regular
}{}){( 100100*1 babaL is regular
We also know:
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}{}){( 100100*1 babaL
regular
}{ nnbacontext-free
1}{ Lba nn context-free
LnnbaLba nnnn }0,100:{}{ 1
is context-free
(regular closure)
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Another Application of Regular Closure
Prove that: }:{ cba nnnwL
is not context-free
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}:{ cba nnnwL
}{*}**{ nnn cbacbaL
context-free regular context-free
If is context-free
Then
Impossible!!!
Therefore, is not context free L
(regular closure)