Complexity of Nonassociative Lambek Calculus with Classical and Intuitionistic Logic

The Nonassociative Lambek Calculus (NL) represents a logic devoid of the structural rules of exchange, weakening, and contraction, and it does not presume the associativity of its connectives. Its finitary consequence relation is decidable in polynomial time. However, the addition of classical connectives conjunction and disjunction (FNL) makes the consequence relation undecidable. Interestingly, if these connectives are distributive, the consequence relation is decidable in exponential time. This paper provides the proof, that we can merge classical logic with NL (i.e. BFNL) and intuitionistic logic with NL (i.e. HFNL), and still consequence relations are decidable in exponential time.

Authors

Institutions

Publication Details

Journal
Bulletin of the Section of Logic
Published
2026-03-13
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18778/0138-0680.2025.18
Primary Topic
Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge
Type
article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact
0.00
Controls
|||
ALL TIME
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
article

Complexity of Nonassociative Lambek Calculus with Classical and Intuitionistic Logic

Paweł Płaczek
Bulletin of the Section of Logic
Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge
article

Complexity of Nonassociative Lambek Calculus with Classical and Intuitionistic Logic

Paweł Płaczek
article en

Abstract

The Nonassociative Lambek Calculus (NL) represents a logic devoid of the structural rules of exchange, weakening, and contraction, and it does not presume the associativity of its connectives. Its finitary consequence relation is decidable in polynomial time. However, the addition of classical connectives conjunction and disjunction (FNL) makes the consequence relation undecidable. Interestingly, if these connectives are distributive, the consequence relation is decidable in exponential time. This paper provides the proof, that we can merge classical logic with NL (i.e. BFNL) and intuitionistic logic with NL (i.e. HFNL), and still consequence relations are decidable in exponential time.

Bulletin of the Section of LogicVol. 54(4)
WSB Merito University in Poznan (PL)
Reduced inequalities
Openalex Percentile: Top 27%
Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge
AI Navigator

Ask Laika to Summarize, Analyze, and Connect papers live on the map.

Summarize Papers & Methodologies

Extract key findings, datasets, and comparative methods across publications.

Benchmark Rankings & Visual Analytics

Rank top research institutions, authors, funders, topics, and journals by Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI) and paper volume with instant charts.

Connect Distant Disciplines

Bridge topological clusters on the map to find hidden collaborative intersections.