Deaf / dumb people in here.

[Azza]

Or if any one knows some one that is.



Was out and about before and I seen a deaf man signing to himself, like he was talking to himself.



So here is the question, are deaf / dumb people able to speak to themselves in their head? Like say to themselves, I know Ill do this first instead of doing that, if they have never heard anything or have never been able to speak.



Possibly a silly question but I canny get my head around it.

 

[Red and White]

pardon?

 

[uv]

why do deaf and dumb have to go together?

if grandmother is deaf, does this mean she's dumb?

 

[Lysander]

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[Azza]

pardon?

Exactly.

why do deaf and dumb have to go together?

if grandmother is deaf, does this mean she's dumb?

They dont.


Maybe I should have said either deaf or dumb. Instead of having the /

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LOL


Not blind.

 

[SideWinder]

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[Gackt]

I can't really say - there's no speech involved and essentially no hearing - or is there? Perhaps when they lose the ability to hear, they also lose the ability to 'speak within the mind' - even if they have the capacity to do it, the process of becoming unable to hear the real world may render them incapable?

Interesting thought though.

 

[strudey]

Maybe their internal commentary runs in sign language. If you grew up with a different language, you'd think in that language - this probably isn't any different. Only instead of imagined sounds, it's imagined hand positions.

 

[Cr0fty]

I knew a deaf person who could speak a little... and sign language wasn't needed, just lip reading. My mum could have a conversation with her etc..

You can feel yourself talking in your throat, can you not?

 

[gillywibble]

This place is full of dumb people.

 

[Shep_Cobain]

This place is full of dumb people.

? what a jerk

 

[div0]

This place is full of dumb people.

Actually the correct term these days is morons.

This place is full of morons.

 

[gillywibble]

? what a jerk

? No SOH

 

[Deiwos]

? what a jerk

This is the place where people ask 'how do I make a cup of coffee' so his point is pretty accurate

 

[Shep_Cobain]

? No SOH

I have a SOH just didnt fine your comment relative to the OP's question.

 

[gillywibble]

I have a SOH just didnt fine your comment relative to the OP's question.

It wasn't. Get a girlfriend, you'll feel better

 

[Shep_Cobain]

It wasn't. Get a girlfriend, you'll feel better

lol ... now that i find funny youve equalled yourself out.

 

[Tom|Nbk]

Possibly a silly question but I canny get my head around it.

Nor me how deaf and dumb go together.

 

[ScarySquirrel]

Good questions. If they were born deaf, they don't know what speaking sounds like and they don't know what words sound like. So how do they think to themselves? Intriguing!!!

 

[GhostlyPea]

Would most liley be thinkign i nsigns rather than words, as the signs are a direct replacemnt for the spoken word. Really good question though, one I have though about before.

- Pea0n