“…In other words, since L2 learners do not have direct access to options provided by parameterized UG principles, cf. Meisel (2000), they cannot fix the value of a parameter not instantiated in L1, and they cannot 'reset' those parameter values in which the two grammars differ. Instead, as already mentioned, they have to make use of other cognitive resources in order to compensate for those not available anymore.…”