Abstract: New Directions for Child and Adolescent DevelopmentVolume 1998, Issue 79 p. 101-116 Part Three: The Robustness of Gesture Gesture when there is no speech model Jill P. Morford, Jill P. Morford Jill P. Morford is assistant professor of linguistics at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.Search for more papers by this author Jill P. Morford, Jill P. Morford Jill P. Morford is assistant professor of linguistics at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.Search for more papers by this author First published: 10 December 2013 https://doi.org/10.1002/cd.23219987908Citations: 1 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL References Bloom, R. “Language Creation in the Manual Modality: A Preliminary Investigation.” Unpublished manuscript, University of Chicago, 1979. 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