Conversation so far:
What is intentionality?
Intentionality: An Essay in the Philosophy of Mind (1983).
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
Searle applies certain elements of his account(s) of "illocutionary acts" to the investigation of intentionality.
Searle also introduces a technical term the Background.
What does the background mean?
He calls Background the set of abilities, capacities, tendencies, and dispositions that humans have and that are not themselves intentional states.

Question: What is the NETWORK?
Self-contained rewrite: What is the NETWORK as used by John Searle?