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?

Question

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

All thoughts are because we developed language. Without language there would be no thinking. They would observe, pick up patterns, etc. But they would not, for example, be able to imagine, do thought experiments, wonder, etc.