Language Selection Policies in International Standardization: Perception of the IEC Member Countries.

LANGUAGE policy; INTERNATIONAL Electrotechnical Commission; SENSORY perception; ENGLISH language; FRENCH language; COMMUNICATION

The article presents a study on the language selection policies for international standardization based on the perception of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) member countries. It mentions that the study employs questionnaires for the 65 national committees of the IEC to determine their perceptions. Results show that the English and French languages are moderately used for technical work while the English language is purely used for communication.