Editing Universal language (section)

==Modern history==
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The constructed language movement produced such languages as [[Esperanto]] (1887),  [[Latino sine flexione]] (1903), [[Ido language|Ido]] (1907), [[Interlingue]] (1922), and [[Interlingua]] (1951).<ref>[[Alexander Gode|Gode, Alexander]], ''[[Interlingua-English Dictionary|Interlingua: A Dictionary of the International Language]]'', New York: Storm Publishers, 1951.</ref>

English remains the dominant language of international business and global communication through the influence of global media and the former British Empire that had established the use of English in regions around the world such as North America, Africa, Australia and New Zealand. However, English is not the only language used in major international organizations, because many countries do not recognize English as a universal language. For instance, the [[United Nations]] use six languages — [[Arabic]], [[Chinese language|Chinese]], [[English language|English]], [[French language|French]], [[Russian language|Russian]], and [[Spanish language|Spanish]].

The early ideas of a universal language with complete conceptual classification by categories is still debated on various levels. [[Michel Foucault]] believed such classifications to be subjective, citing [[Borges]]' fictional [[Celestial Emporium of Benevolent Knowledge's Taxonomy]] as an illustrative example.