NameType: type of named entity
| Values: | Com | Geo | Giv | Nat | Oth | Pat | Pro | Prs | Sur |
Classification of named entities (token-based, no nesting of entities etc.)
The feature applies mainly to the PROPN tag;
in multi-word foreign names, adjectives may also have this feature
(they preserve the ADJ tag but at the same time they would not exist in the
host language otherwise than in the named entity).
Geo: geographical name
Names of cities, countries, rivers, mountains etc.
Examples
- [cs] Praha “Prague”, Kostelec nad Černými lesy , Německo “Germany”
Prs: name of person
This value is used if it is not known whether it is a given or a family name, but it is known that it is a personal name.
Examples
- [sms] Ja seeʹst vueʹppes leäi Laurikainen “And they had a guide Laurikainen”
Giv: given name of person
Given name (not family name). This is usually the first name in European and American names. In Chinese names, the last two syllables (of three) are usually the given name.
Examples
- [en] George Bush
Pat: patronymic in a name of a person
Patronymic (not given name and not family name). This is the middle name in East Slavic personal names.
Examples
- [uk] директора Бульби Олександра Миколайовича / dyrektora Buľby Oleksandra Mykolajovyča
Sur: surname / family name of person
Family name (surname). This is usually the last name in European and American names. In Chinese names, the first syllable (of three) is usually the surname.
Examples
- [en] George Bush
Nat: nationality
Name denoting a member of a particular nation, or inhabitant of a particular territory.
Examples
- [cs] Čech “Czech”, Němec “German”, Pražan “Praguer”
- [cs] Po válce byli Němci z Československa vyhnáni. “After the war, the Germans were expelled from Czechoslovakia.”
Com: company, organization
Examples
- [en] Microsoft, UNESCO
Pro: product
Examples
- [en] Opel Vectra
Oth: other
Names of stadiums, guerilla bases, events etc.
Examples
- [en] the COLING 2020 conference
NameType in other languages: [cs] [hy] [ka] [la] [mdf] [myv] [orv] [ru] [u]