What is a proper noun?

A proper noun is a noun that is the name of a specific individual, place, or object.

• Joseph
• New York City
• Empire State Building

Neufeldt 1991 1078

Pei and Gaynor 1954 177

Context for this page:

• Concept module: proper noun
• In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): P
• In modular book: Glossary of linguistic terms, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H., Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
• In bookshelf: Linguistics

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