Name Register
- CURIE:
gmeow:NameRegister - IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/NameRegister
- Category: class
- Defined by:
gmeow:slices/names - Box roles: TBox role (What is this?)
The social register of a name-usage (formal, intimate, professional, casual) — the naming specialization of the gmeow:Register umbrella: a name register IS a register, so persona expression and name address draw from one vocabulary spine. A value vocabulary carried by gmeow:usageRegister on a gmeow:NameUsage.
Structure
Subclass of: gmeow:Register, gufo:QualityValue
Practical Pattern
Use gmeow:NameRegister as a specialized kind of gmeow:Register, gufo:QualityValue. Add statement metadata or a standpoint when the assertion needs provenance, confidence, or vantage.
Common Companion Terms
Usage Advice
Use when
- Use as the value vocabulary for the social register of a name-usage — referenced from
gmeow:usageRegisteron agmeow:NameUsageto mark a name as formal, intimate, professional, or casual.
Avoid when
- Avoid minting a
NameUsagesubclass per register (registers are individuals) and avoid conflating register with the gender/identity axes — register is a posture of address, not an identity claim.
How to use
- Reference a seeded
NameRegisterindividual fromgmeow:usageRegister; extend the vocabulary with a new individual undergmeow:NameRegister(it specializesgmeow:Register) rather than a subclass.
Examples
- ex:usage
gmeow:usageRegistergmeow:registerFormal.