Thought and language

Is it possible to think without language?  How does language facilitate, extend, direct or limit thinking?

It is not possible to have a conscious organized thought without language but it is possible to think or at least it is possible to make connections between things. Babies are the best example of this because babies are able to learn although there is no evidence and no way that they can actually be born already speaking and understanding one language. Thought is a very complicated thing and I think that language is required in order to have a complex thought like “I am hungry I think I will have dinner now what do I need to do in order to find food?”  but before language was created the human species did survive without it instead of thinking he complex phrase above they might have seen food, felt hunger and eaten it. They were able to make the connection between their feelings of hunger and the food that would make it go away without thinking about it. I think that language does facilitate more thoughts and it definitely helps direct and organize thought. How well you are able to speak a language is related to how complicated and direct your thoughts will become. When I am speaking English and thinking in English I can be deep and complicated and have organized thought processes. But when I am in French or Latin class I find myself speaking in more simple phrases and even thinking more simplistically. I think that as the complexity of language increased the mental capacity of our species also expanded.
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