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Language and thought; to what extent is it possible to have thought without language
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Language and thought; to what extent is it possible to have thought without language? Generally language is used as a way of communicating and expressing how you feel and what you're thinking. Thought is referred to how you interpreted things in life both consciously and unconsciously. It is usually an understanding of something for example, "I think I know what he means" it can obviously contain emotions and sometimes words when the thinker wants to express their thoughts. Language and thoughts therefore are very closely linked and can never be separated. Alhough, some may say that language is just a subset of communication and that not all forms of communication are language. When we have any thoughts we always use language but it doesn't necessary means that the ideas and thoughts have to be put into words. It can be expressed through other means such as body language or facial expressions...
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