30.3545, Disc: Hard to Categorize Phrases

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LINGUIST List: Vol-30-3545. Fri Sep 20 2019. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 30.3545, Disc: Hard to Categorize Phrases

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Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 05:32:21
From: Raymond kao [rkao at ucsd.edu]
Subject: Hard to Categorize Phrases

 
Hi all! I am currently working on a string classification project using
Wikidata entries. I was wondering if there was a special linguistic term for a
compound phrase. Let me give a few examples of the project in its current
state. 

Simple Examples: 
1. "George Washington" - this string is a personal name.
2. "California" - this string is a toponym.

More Complex Examples: 
1. "The Vatican" - the entity that this refers to is a place of worship, but
the string itself cannot be a place of worship. Therefore, it is categorized
as a toponym.
2. "NATO" - the entity NATO is an international organization, but the string
"NATO" is categorized as an abbreviation.

Unknown:
1. "David Bowie (1947-2016)" - it contains both a personal name and a time
interval, but what would we call the ENTIRE string itself?
2. 92 (88 men and 4 women)

Thank you so much in advance! If I can clarify anything further, please let me
know. 



Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
                     Cognitive Science
                     Computational Linguistics
                     General Linguistics
                     Syntax
                     Text/Corpus Linguistics

Subject Language(s): English (eng)



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