I had planned this (subject line) as my masters thesis for over a decade. Unfortunately between my age and finances it's probably never going to happen. But I just read a research article that lays the groundwork for it. "Acquiring English as a Second Language via Print: the Task for Deaf Children" by Robert J. Hoffmeister and Catherine L. Caldwell-Harris.
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