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1 Is the theory that studies formal grammars and languages.
2 Set of rules for rewriting strings, along with a \"start symbol\" from which rewriting must start
3 Formal language theory ________ are found in theoretical computer science, theoretical linguistics, formal semantics, mathematical logic, and other areas.
4 A function in computing that determines whether a given string belongs to the language or is grammatically incorrect
5 Language use is only relevant in triggering the innate ________.
6 In Chomsky’s ________, though, the principles of abstractness of language structure and the arbitrariness between linguistic structure and meaning are preserved.
7 To describe such recognizers, formal language theory uses separate formalisms, known as ________ theory
8 A grammar is usually thought of as a ________ generator.
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