if a human being was born in the wild and left alone. When this person grows to be able to think, would they think using a language of their own or would they just develop an understanding of the world around?

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if a human being was born in the wild and left alone. When this person grows to be able to think, would they think using a language of their own or would they just develop an understanding of the world around?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Nonverbal children (often victims of severe abuse – such as being born and then locked in a basement for twelve to twenty years) are capable of complex thought, but struggle with language for the rest of their lives, even when someone teaches them how to speak.

They are nonverbal thinkers. They have no internal dialogue. This is more common than you might think. Personally, I only have an internal dialogue when I’m speaking, reading or writing. The rest of the time, my thoughts are in half remembered memories, images, sensations, emotions, sounds, hypotheticals and metaphors.

Short answer: no. No language.