PizzaDeposit@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 9 months agoWhy do some TV broadcasts show a person translating it to sign language instead of using subtitles?message-squaremessage-square84fedilinkarrow-up1142arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1140arrow-down1message-squareWhy do some TV broadcasts show a person translating it to sign language instead of using subtitles?PizzaDeposit@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 9 months agomessage-square84fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareGabu@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoOnly in 'murica (and the anglosphere) could people think that learning more languages could possibly be a bad thing…
minus-squareDevi@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·9 months agoI’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.
Only in 'murica (and the anglosphere) could people think that learning more languages could possibly be a bad thing…
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.