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DEAF MUTE PERSON [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hearing
  • The Ear
DEF

A person who has severe to profound hearing loss, with little or no residual hearing.

OBS

The term "deaf" may be used on its own as a collective noun ("the deaf") to form compound words such as "school for the deaf" and "class for the deaf."

OBS

deaf-mute person; deaf mute person: [These] terms associate deafness with the inability to communicate in a spoken language. A deaf person may choose not to use their voice; this does not make them mute.

OBS

deaf person: Not to be confused with the term "Deaf person," where "deaf" is written with an uppercase "D." This term refers to a person with hearing loss who uses a signed language as their primary language, identifies with the Deaf culture and is active in the Deaf community.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ouïe
  • Oreille
DEF

Personne ayant une perte auditive de sévère à profonde, avec peu ou pas d'audition résiduelle.

OBS

sourd; sourde : Bien que les termes «sourd» et «sourde» employés seuls puissent sembler offensants pour certaines personnes puisqu'ils mettent l'accent sur cette seule caractéristique, leur emploi est tout de même accepté.

OBS

sourd-muet; sourde-muette; sourd et muet; sourde et muette : [Ces termes] associent la surdité à l'incapacité de s’exprimer oralement. Une personne sourde peut choisir de ne pas utiliser sa voix; ceci ne fait pas d'elle une personne muette.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec les termes «Sourd», «Sourde» et «personne Sourde» écrits avec un «S» majuscule. Ces termes font référence à une personne ayant une perte auditive qui utilise une langue des signes comme première langue, qui s'identifie à la culture Sourde et qui est active dans la communauté Sourde.

Spanish

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