TY - GEN N2 - "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"-- AB - "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"-- T1 - Born to parse :how children select their languages / AU - Lightfoot, David, CN - P118.3 ID - 1386698 KW - Language awareness in children. KW - Grammar, Comparative and general KW - Grammar, Comparative and general KW - Second language acquisition KW - LINGUISTICS & LANGUAGE/Language Acquisition SN - 0262358867 SN - 9780262358866 TI - Born to parse :how children select their languages / LK - https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/12799.001.0001?locatt=mode:legacy LK - http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf UR - https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/12799.001.0001?locatt=mode:legacy UR - http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf ER -