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Why do compiler writers need formal grammars? |
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Just as a person requires knowledge of the syntax (structure) and semantics (meaning) of a spoken language, so too does the compiler need to "understand" how to interpret what is being given to it.
A formal grammar provides the rules of syntax and semantics.
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