Books by Eve V. (Stanford University Clark

How do children learn to talk? They are exposed to language from birth, interacting with knowledgeable speakers who correct errors and offer extensive practice. Clark provides a comprehensive exploration of first language acquisition, from a baby's first sounds to a child's growing ability to negotiate, explain and entertain using language.

In her book, Eve Clark argues for the centrality of the lexicon in language and in language acquisition. She examines the hypotheses children draw on about possible word meanings and how they map their meanings on to forms. The book is unusual in dealing with data from a wide variety of languages.