The constraint-based approach to grammar

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The constraint-based approach proposes that language acquisition is achieved through a combination of innate abilities and environmental input. Therefore, the approach does not exclude the possibility that input is important in learning syntax. This view is supported by research on statistical learning, which shows infants' abilities to pick up on word boundaries. Additionally, the constraint-based approach is not a serial/information-processing view, as it involves considering multiple simultaneous constraints and interactions between them.

The Constraint-Based Approach to Grammar