2021/01/01 by Richard Coates · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Computer Science · Psychology · #linguistics and terminology studies #Natural Language Processing Techniques #Lexicography and Language Studies #Constructive #Relation (database) #Epistemology #Perspective (graphical) #Linguistics #Sociology #Psychology #Computer science #Cognitive science #Philosophy #Artificial intelligence
paper · pdf · doi:10.17651/onomast.65.2.1
openalex publication_date 2021/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
In this paper I reflect on whether ethnonyms and demonyms can appropriately be considered proper names at all from the semantic perspective, and if so, on what basis. I believe the answer is yes, perhaps unsurprisingly, but there are troublesome conceptual tensions to overcome in the relation between logic and linguistics. Nevertheless an understanding of the difficulties can be constructive, and in this case it lead to a proposal for a terminological innovation that has useful consequences.