What Happens If a Deaf Child Learns Neither Spoken Language

question 217

Multiple Choice

What happens if a deaf child learns neither spoken language nor sign language during childhood?​

• A)The child's optimum period for language learning is postponed to later in life.
• B)​The child will be severely limited at learning either type of language later.
• C)​The child will not learn to speak, but can still learn sign language later in life.
• D)​The language areas of the child's brain change into visual areas.

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Definitions:

Producer Surplus

The discrepancy between the price at which sellers are prepared to offer a product and the actual selling price they obtain.

Market Failure

The failure of a market to be efficient; when the individual pursuit of self-interest leads to bad results for society as a whole.

Market Power

The ability of a producer to raise prices.

Externalities

External benefits and external costs.