If a deaf person can read and write in two languages, are they bilingual?

[her209]

Even though they can't speak it.

 

[blackdogdeek]

yes

 

[Crono]

WIkipedia: "A multilingual person, in a broad definition, is one who can communicate in more than one language, be it actively (through speaking, writing, or signing) or passively (through listening, reading, or perceiving)."

I would say yes.

 

[BassBomb]

sure why not

or would it have a different term associated with it?

 

[darkxshade]

lingual is not required to refer to sound, it can refer to just language, spoken or otherwise.

 

[her209]

lingual is not required to refer to sound, it can refer to just language, spoken or otherwise.

What if a person could speak in two languages but could only read and write in one? Are they bilingual?

 

[Strk]

A deaf person can't speak?

 

[Crono]

What if a person could speak in two languages but could only read and write in one? Are they bilingual?

Yes. It's the comprehension of a language that matters, and not mastery in alternate forms of communication.

 

[waggy]

A deaf person can't speak?

yes they can. but what does that have to do with the question?

 

[Strk]

yes they can. but what does that have to do with the question?

Read the OP

I kind of meant to point out that they can speak