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What language does a deaf person think in if they have never heard speech - do they think in sign language? |
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Some people think with ideas, not words. Just because a person is deaf doesn't mean that they don't (or can't) read. That said, one would tend to believe that they "think" in whatever language is native to themselves (for example, English or ASL).
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