Most linguists think there is a certain time period one has to learn their first language. After that, you can't acquire a language at proficient level. Now, obvisouly that's very hard to study, but the current research seems to support that idea. (Google "Feral children")
That's why I was wondering about math...is it possible to learn number concepts after puberty (critical period)?
Math is a language, albeit a diferent kind, but dyscalculia is a type of dyslexia, so that would be really interesting to study...
but how can anyone deny that without language, we can't build on our knowledge? have you ever been able to remember information without naming it? how could i explain to you, oh, i don't know, a power plant if don't even have a word for electricity, much less nuclear?
What's the whole purpose of language, anyway? To communicate what we know, right?
