sketerpot comments on Types of recursion - Less Wrong
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Formally, I believe the first form can be produced by a regular grammar, but the second form can not. Check out the Chomsky hierarchy for a rundown on the power of each type of grammar.
Natural language is full of constructions that can't be produced by a regular grammar, but which nobody has any trouble parsing. So that can hardly be the issue.