An avator doing bfi

[Adam Frost]

I know what you mean, but he did say "typically" to mean "no guarantee" as you said. You both agree, but just different words. ;-) You even said that the prevailing written language is taught. Albeit that it most likely that the deaf person knowledge is very limited, the still "know" to some degree how to "read" because the were taught. Now I doubt that it would be a safe assumtion to think that nothing else is needed. Many times that is not the case. Just my two cents. I will now go back to the Deaf Club from which I came. (BTW if you don't know. I am Deaf and I am using the "
-----Original Message-----
From: "Susan AtLee Walker" <sawalker at 3n.net>

Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:47:56 
To:"A list for linguists interested in signed languages"<slling-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu>
Subject: Re: [SLLING-L] An avator doing bfi


On Sep 17, 2007, at 12:00 PM, GerardM wrote:

> ...Typically deaf people know how to read the prevailing written 
> language.


I don't think I would agree with this.  If a SL is a person's
first language, there is no guarantee that they will typically read
the prevailing written language.  Especially since many education
programs for Deaf children attempt to teach the prevailing
written language as a FIRST language when it should be taught as
a SECOND language!

Sorry if I'm off topic, but that statement doesn't ring true for
me...

Susan

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