\begin{frame}{Typical Questions}
\begin{itemize}
\item What is a (programming) \emph{language}?
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\item How can languages be recognised by computers?\\
\begin{itemize}
\item \emph{automata}
\item \emph{grammars}
\item \emph{regular expressions}
\end{itemize}
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\item What problems can be solved by what \emph{types of automata}?\\
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\item \emph{How much time/memory} is needed for solving a problem?%
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\end{itemize}
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\begin{goal}{}
Aspects of languages:
\begin{itemize}
\item \emph{syntax}: the \structure{form} of the words in the language
\item \emph{semantics}: the \structure{meaning} of the words in the language
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\end{itemize}
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We will focus on the syntax.
\end{frame}