The language is most commonly used by the deaf population in North America and is the major communication alternative for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. ... " wrote by Simona Damian, it is says "just like spoken languages, sign languages are merged with the culture of the Deaf communities". ... In fact, sign language has impacted many different cultures and lives who struggled with the exchange of dialogue, even some members of diverse cultures takes vows of silence and secrecy, drive them to learn a language that does not require any spoken words. ... And more than 90% of deaf c...

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Children and Bilingualism According to the 1990 United States Census, one in seven or 31.8 million people speak a language other than English in their home. In the past, second generation children were encouraged to adopt the customs, culture, and language of what was identified as the majority cu...

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