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Does Thought Require Language? by Sarah Brayshaw Is thought possible without the ordering structure of language? Or does thought more or less develop with language, becoming more complete and complex as the individual's grasp of the language does so? This essay looks at and considers evidence for either possibility, and comes to the conclusion that no, language is not required. While language does not seem necessary for thought, it does profoundly affect how we think and perceive. To determine the relationship between thought and language, one might look to the originof both. Which developed in the evolution ofhumans first, thought or language? Theories of the origin of consciousness yield some interesting ideason the relationship between thought andlanguage. After all, what is consciousness withoutthought? Specifically, the work of Austrianphilosopher Karl Popper is relevant. He theorizes human consciousness "emerged with the faculty of language,and, ontogenetically speaking, it emerges during growth...

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