@article{1386698, author = {Lightfoot, David,}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1386698}, title = {Born to parse : how children select their languages /}, abstract = {"This book represents a new approach to language acquisition and to variable properties in language. By taking a novel approach in allowing for an account of the acquisition of variable properties of language and a biologically plausible treatment of language variation, Lightfoot argues against the use of binary parameters, for the centrality of parsing in language acquisition, and for the "openness" of Universal Grammar"--}, recid = {1386698}, pages = {1 online resource.}, }