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

We wouldn’t know what they think. It would likely be in images and emotions because no they would have no concept of language.

There have been instances that provide us with insight such as Genie, or The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog. It appears that there is a narrow window for language development to take place.