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 …

in language and communication. In analysing the role of socio-cultural values, this book argues that communication and … language is inseparable from both the economy and a meaningful understanding of institutions. …