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Linear indexed languages. (English) Zbl 0545.68067
Summary: In this paper one characterization of linear indexed languages based on controlling linear context-free grammars with context-free languages and one based on homomorphic images of context-free languges are given. By constructing a generator for the family of linear indexed languages, it is shown that this family is a full principal semi-AFL. Furthermore a Parikh theorem for linear indexed languages is stated which implies that there are indexed languages which are not linear.

##### MSC:
 68Q45 Formal languages and automata
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