I assume there must be a reason why sign language is superior but I genuinely don’t know why.

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    11 months ago

    A decent amount of deaf people don’t speak English so wouldn’t be using written English. Schools that teach both are actually called dual language schools

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      11 months ago

      Deaf people that can’t hear at all, still read and write, please stop speaking for a lifestyle you don’t know anything about.

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        11 months ago

        😂 I’m deaf you numpty. There’s entire deaf communities that don’t read or write english. It’s actually a hotly debated topic as some think kids shouldn’t be forced to learn both.

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          Only in 'murica (and the anglosphere) could people think that learning more languages could possibly be a bad thing…

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            I’m not American but it’s suggested that learning a sign language and a ‘spoken’ language at the same time can slow the acquisition of both.

            We see it in kids with two ‘spoken’ languages too but I believe to a lesser extent.

            If I had a deaf kid I would teach them both but I understand the choices of parents that don’t do that.

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              What in the world? It’s commonly understood that children learn the fastest and if you want to learn multiple languages, it’s best learned early…

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                You’ve got mixed up there. If you plan to learn multiple languages then it is beneficial to learn as a child but even similar languages, like English and French, can cause issues communicating when young. When learning vastly different languages especially when one is written and one signed it causes a lot of issues. This can leave a deaf child struggling to communicate for a time.

                Often deaf parents will choose to stick to sign first.

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        You’ve got confused. A lot of deaf people speak ASL, BSL, AUSLAN etc exclusively. They don’t speak English. Speaking both is bilingual.

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                Absolute bollocks. How many languages do you speak? It is difficult to learn a second language, some don’t and there’s an argument that kids shouldn’t be forced to as learning two languages at once can delay their primary language.

                Nobody is saying that people who can’t speak two languages are ‘stupid’ except you.

                Maybe read a little and you might learn something?

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                  How many languages do you speak?

                  I speak 3 confidently, on the path to 5. If the intent is to simply glean information from a native speaker, I’m currently at 7.

                  It is difficult to learn a second language

                  It isn’t. Americans and some anglophones think that’s the case because they’re lazy and look for excuses.

                  some don’t and there’s an argument that kids shouldn’t be forced to as learning two languages at once can delay their primary language.

                  That’s complete bullshit. You do know that kids in most of the world grow up learning between 2 and 3 languages in school and that doesn’t impair their native language at all, right?

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                    I’ve replied to your other message with the info that you’re looking for.

                    Many people speak multiple languages but it’s a choice that parents make for their offspring and some make a different choice.

                    Some also see other languages as more important and I know in America it’s not uncommon for deaf people to speak ASL and LSM if they come from a Hispanic community.