<i>Gestures in Language Development</i> offers access to an increasingly important aspect of development: the role gesture plays in communication during and after the emergence of language. What is the natural history of pointing? Do children with non-normal language development rely on gesture to compensate? Do teacher gestures help students to memorize new words? Do speakers make use of gestures to identify topics or subjects in narrative? And, to what extent do gestures mark viewpoint in talk? These are just some of the questions tackled in this intriguing collection.

- Eve V. Clark, Stanford University,

The volume <i>Gestures in Language Development</i> is a valuable contribution to the field of gesture and language development. It expands our knowledge of how looking at gesture can inform our understanding of both first and second language development. The papers themselves are easy to read, make important points, and raise further questions (an indication of good research). It is well worth taking the time to read the volume.

- Gale Stam, National Louis University, in Applied Linguistics. Volume 33:3 (July 2012), pages 348-356,

Seven fascinating chapters that reveal in a variety of novel ways the significance of gestures for our understanding of language.

- Eric Kellerman, formerly at Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands,