R2D2
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First time I heard of a first, only language is not a native language.
I agree. I am deaf and was born that way, so does that mean that English is not my native language?
I find it too extreme when people suggest that sign is THE native language of all deaf people. I don't have a problem when someone says that sign is a more natural language for a deaf person to use and I'd agree but THE native language? No. There is a difference. Just like black people around the world speak different languages so we deaf people are the same.