Mon, 3 Mar 1997 21:59:39 +0100
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"Randolph J. Herber" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>|> Please. would you use the proper nomenclature?
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>|> The pairing from your improper nomenclature to what I believe
>|> is the pertinent nomenclature for what you are attempting to
>|> discuss is:
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>|> deterministic ==> context free
>|> non-deterministic ==> context sensitive
I get a lot of (very long) letters of this kind, demanding that I should
use this or other terminology.
I have an old book, "Compilers", by Robin Hunter, that on page 40 defines
the notions "nondetermistic/deterministic parser" as whether of one can go
back on the decision in the parsing process, or not. This is what I mean.
On page 231, a "context sensitive parser" is described as a method to
handle a attribute grammars, and the like. This is not what I have in mind.
Otherwise, I do not understand how this or other terminology can solve
the problems discussed here.
Hans Aberg
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