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4.3.2 Requirements Definition ‐ A Plea For a Return To English
Author(s) -
Aslaksen Erik W.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2003.tb02632.x
Subject(s) - plea , rotation formalisms in three dimensions , computer science , natural (archaeology) , english language , natural language , linguistics , political science , artificial intelligence , history , mathematics , law , philosophy , geometry , archaeology
The formulation of requirements continues to be a problem in systems engineering, despite considerable efforts over the last several decades and the emergence of a number of formalised languages. In this paper, we argue that a natural language, i.e. English, is still the most appropriate for most cases, and that it would be beneficial to concentrate more effort on ensuring the proper use of English rather than on inventing new formalisms to circumvent the perceived weaknesses of English.