How do/did people who never learned a language think?
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I think others covered it well, but I wanted to mention a good percentage of the population doesn’t even think with language. one researcher estimated that 30 to 50% of people [don’t have an inner monologue](http://www.valleymagazinepsu.com/do-you-have-an-inner-monologue-lets-find-out/). which would mean their thoughts aren’t even formed with language but later translated to language when they want to express them?
I’m not sure how it works because I definitely have an inner monologue, but I also can tell when I am “feeling” rather than “thinking” about something, and I suppose maybe people like that are driven more by the feelings and less by rational thought? its hard to wrap ones mind around.
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