When I think, it seems most things have a name or word attached to it within my mind--- or at least a description of some sorts, composed of words. Yet people who do not have hearing or speech --or babies pre-speech-- clearly have thoughts. And many animals are capable of quite complex thinking and planning, without words.
I cannot imagine how I'd think without words.
2006-11-30 08:39:05 · 6 answers · asked by Rani 4 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Read, " Syntactical Structures ", by Chomsky and " The Language Instinct ", by PInker, to see that language and thoughts, though intertwined, are separate things.
2006-11-30 10:17:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
With their brains!!!
No really, babies speak with noises like crying and laughing. Hearing impaired learn words through motions. Your mind can process any thinking process regardless of laguage or words. Just like if your finger keeps twitching....I bet you weren't telling your finger to twitch, but you mind just did it for you.
2006-11-30 08:49:02 · answer #2 · answered by Cash 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Through visualization, feelings, and ideas. Small children and animals think very clearly without having the vocabulary that we do.
2006-11-30 08:46:27 · answer #3 · answered by Daisy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They think like the rest of us, they just can't speak or communicate their thoughts like the rest of us, that's all!
2006-11-30 08:42:15 · answer #4 · answered by Scotty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know amazing isnt it! but i guess hearing impaired or people who cant talk can talk in their minds.
2006-11-30 08:42:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They probably think in pictures!
http://www.grandin.com/inc/visual.thinking.html
2006-11-30 08:46:58 · answer #6 · answered by SS90 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋