International standards setting organizations have different language selection policies. These policies have, besides … use of English only for communication.. The obvious dominance of the English language is seen as a necessity, rather than … language selection policies in international standards setting organizations are presented. …

language is the fundamental institution. Searle’s argument is rather functionalist, however, and does not convey the ambiguity … of language. Moreover, language and understanding, surely when related to most institutions in real life, delineate and … circumscribe a community. A community cannot function without a common language, as Searle argued, but language also constitutes a …