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Originally Posted by DysonSphere  I think its pretty clear that consciousness is not a result of language, people who have strokes are temporarily unable to communicate or understand language, numbers, yet they are still able to have conscious thoughts. |
Similarly here is a nice quote from Professor of Neurology, Antonio Damasio ....
'.......As I studied case after case of patients with severe language disorders caused by neurological diseases, I realized that no matter how much impairment of language there was, the patients thought processes remained intact in their essentials, and, more importantly the patients consciousness of his or situation seemed no different from mine..... in every instance I know, patients with major language impairments remain awake and attentive and can behave purposefully...' - Professor Antonio Damasio
The above quote is from an entertaining, very good book called
'Does It Matter? - The Unsustainable World of the Materialists' by Graham Dunstan Martin
Amazon.co.uk: Does It Matter?: The Unsustainable World of the Materialists: Graham Dunstan Martin: Books