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	Is language necessary for thought? Asked by : Hiren Sheth, Cust. Service Manager, ICICI Bank Keywords : is language necessary for thought? Activity: Question posted: 08 22 2011 08:50:10 +0000, 8 answers, 273 views, last activity 08 24 2011 05:14:55 +0000	Answer

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Answered by AMISH , Admin/Facilities Manager, VKVC | 08 24 2011 05:14:55 +0000

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Yes, when you think you think in the language you are first accoustomed to when you were born. It is irrespective of the fact that it is your mother tongue or not. Similarly when one is thinking, you need your thoughts to relate to something and the language helps to overcome this. Thought itself is language based, otherwise how can be relate to it. We cannot obviously think in japanese or german if you don't know these languages. So language is must for the thought process to take place for the simple reason that you cannot think in gestures.

Answered by S. Muralidharan, Executive Director, Knowledge Foundation & Campus Around the Corner | 08 24 2011 04:42:11 +0000

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Hiren, a nice Question, but a complex one. Thought is a mental process that keeps on going in the mind unabated. A thought is a piece of reasoning produced by thinking. At times, the word refers to a way of thinking that is characteristic to a particular class of people or society as in the expression, the “Eastern Thought” or “Western Thought”. However, we should be able to think without language. How do we imagine that any animal thinks that is not capable of language? Babies are born with photographic memories until they learn language. They soak up input like a sponge; while all sensory information is useful to them, sight is predominantly the most useful tool for learning, and concepts are understood visually until the capacity for language starts to form. Spatial conceptualization does not require language, though antecedently rationalizing and understanding what you've conceptualized actually does.

Answered by Avinash punj, B.Sc. in H&HA | 08 24 2011 02:46:01 +0000

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Thoughts dont require language. Its idea and thinking of mind, the creation of mind. Hence i would like to say that language is not necessary for thoughts. But for proper procedure so the idea or thoughts should be completed perfeectly the language is necessary. And as my friend said Language is necessary to explain things in perfect way.

Answered by Satadru Shastri, Partner, Mukherjee & Shastri | 08 22 2011 21:47:56 +0000

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If the thought is not a feeling like love, fear, anger and like. I suppose language is the only means to communicate thought.

Answered by pragati parihar, MBA/PGDM student, banasthali university,jaipur | 08 22 2011 19:04:44 +0000

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if we talk about thought only it can be by visualizing also but if we have to express it to another it could by signs,language,gestures and many more. Language is necessary to explain things in perfect way.

Answered by Vidhu Dar, CEO/MD/Director, Shiva's Retreat | 08 22 2011 15:16:45 +0000

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If we can express without words it is excellent but most of times it is difficult .

Answered by MS_Pi , Top Management, Confidential | 08 22 2011 09:17:39 +0000

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It is necessary. How can we express our thoughts/feelings without a language? Even deaf & dumb are having a unique language !

Answered by Srinivas suravajhala, Asst. Manager. | 08 22 2011 08:56:31 +0000

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