From Max Starkey, Avignon, France
Peter White argues that some people without language can think (Letters, 7 September) and David Werdegar insists that thought does depend on language (Letters, 26 October). That exchange on the subject reminded me, being bilingual, of questions I am often asked: “in which language do you think” and “in which language do you dream”? After much thought, the answer is neither. I think (and dream) in concepts and images.
Language is only used to communicate those concepts and images. Sometimes, people in my dreams do speak a language.
