McArthur characterizes ISV words and morphemes as "translinguistic", explaining that they operate "in many languages that serve as mediums for education, culture, science, and technology."
Tom McArthur cualifica as palabras e os morfemas do ISV como translinguistics, explicando que funcionan "en moitos idiomas que serven como medios para a educación, a cultura, a ciencia, e a tecnoloxía".