Gothmog Ionow - Is He Able to Communicate?

Balrog casts a counter spell of some kind, that's right. And had perceived gandolp, yes. So once again, an indication of sentience. Whether or not he has verbal speech, we don't know, but he has some sort of communication ability. He definitely has intelligence, even if he is in a state where he cannot or chooses not to communicate. You mentione gothmog ionow. We just read the passage not that long ago during tolkin reading day about hurin. After he's captured, gothmogs bound him and dragged him to angband with mockery. Oh, how does one mock without some ability to speak?