Developments in Language Theory Foundations, Applications, and Perspectives Proceeding of the 4th International Conference Aachen, Germany 6 9 July 1999

The theory of formal languages is one of the oldest branches of theoretical computer science. Its original aim (in the fifties and sixties) was to clarify the laws and algorithms that underlie the definition and compilation of programming languages. Since then, formal language theory has changed very much. Today it includes mathematical topics like combinatorics of words, word equations, and coding theory, but it also covers connections to linguistics (for example, the study of contextual grammars), new computational paradigms (like DNA computing), and a wide range of applications, among them hypertext processing, database theory, and formal program verification. Many themes of modern formal language theory are represented in this volume.Rozenberg, G. is the author of 'Developments in Language Theory Foundations, Applications, and Perspectives Proceeding of the 4th International Conference Aachen, Germany 6 9 July 1999' with ISBN 9789810243807 and ISBN 9810243804.