What exactly are the semantics of noun case?
I'm a LaTeX and LyX beginner. One thing that's making me scratch my head is LyX's Toggle noun button.
According to the manual, I should use noun case for people's names, and the default rendering style is small caps.
Fine. But I'd like some more detail.
If I was writing an article about, say, the life of Joe Bloggs, should I set his name in noun case? Even in the title?
If I list Jane Bloggs in my acknowledgements, should I set her name in noun case?
Where else should I use noun case?
ADDENDUM: Just to be clear, I fully understand the principle of separating semantics from presentation. My question is: what are the semantics? For example:
Should I use noun case for citations, to show that the author being cited is human, not an organisation?
What about when the author of this document is human? Should I set my own name in noun case in the author field?
Is noun case just for citing or acknowledging, or is it used whenever a human is referenced by name?
I'm a LaTeX and LyX beginner. One thing that's making me scratch my head is LyX's Toggle noun button.
According to the manual, I should use noun case for people's names, and the default rendering style is small caps.
Fine. But I'd like some more detail.
If I was writing an article about, say, the life of Joe Bloggs, should I set his name in noun case? Even in the title?
If I list Jane Bloggs in my acknowledgements, should I set her name in noun case?
Where else should I use noun case?
ADDENDUM: Just to be clear, I fully understand the principle of separating semantics from presentation. My question is: what are the semantics? For example:
Should I use noun case for citations, to show that the author being cited is human, not an organisation?
What about when the author of this document is human? Should I set my own name in noun case in the author field?
Is noun case just for citing or acknowledging, or is it used whenever a human is referenced by name?
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