Appellations

This frame is only for words that are used as the Titles of individuals. The Title is applied to a Name (surname or full name) and often designates their rank within a man-made institution (e.g. chief, king, bishop, brother) or general social status (mr., miss), or may indicate a kinship relationship (cousin, aunt). Pairings of Title and Name can be used as vocatives (see Attention_getting), while the Titles may not always be vocative on their own. He saluted General Fightmeister walking into the room. Everyone stood as Captain Jack Aubrey delivered a toast. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is sticking to his guns . Captain Mike Eruzione of the USA Miracle on Ice hockey team in 1980 turns 58 today. Most LUs of this frame are related to LUs of the Leadership or Kinship frames, but some (e.g. Lady, Mr., Brother) occur only here. These LUs differ from normal examples of LUs in Leadership or Kinship in that the LUs are used simply as vocatives or as modifiers of names, to indicate how the individual fits into the general or specific social context.