Names, Titles, Professions proper nouns vs proper names

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Names, Titles, Professions proper nouns vs
proper names

• word-level units belonging to the category of
  nouns

America
United States of America
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proper names

• include names of particular persons or animals
  Lassie, Flipper,
• placesCologne, Sicily
• historical events
• During the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium in
  1944 ..., D-Day,
• institutions
• European Union, International Monetary Fund
  (IMF)

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proper names

• also names of days of the week, months of the
  year, holidays (Whitsun),
• proper names appear as NPs (Clinton was
  re-elected)
• or as nominals in a larger NP attributive
  modifiers (the Clinton administration) heads
  (the new Clinton)
• most proper names are NPs, but artefacts often
  have titles that have a wider range of forms

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proper names

• appellations indicate status
• royal / aristocratic office or rank Queen,
  Prince
• clerical office Father, Sister, Pope
• military and police rank Private, Lieutenant,
  Admiral
• political office Mayor, President
• judicial office Judge

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discussionappellation Are the following
elements part of the proper name or embellishment

• Pope Benedict XVI held his first working meeting
  with the College of Cardinals on Friday. (IHT, 23
  April)
• Saving Private Ryan
• Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II