{"id":334,"date":"2015-05-20T12:44:32","date_gmt":"2015-05-20T10:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/?page_id=334"},"modified":"2015-05-20T12:44:32","modified_gmt":"2015-05-20T10:44:32","slug":"titles-and-ranks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/pagina-exemple\/capitalisation\/proper-nouns\/titles-and-ranks\/","title":{"rendered":"Titles and ranks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Words for the titles and ranks of people are lowercased when they are used in a general sense or refer to the position held rather than the person. They are capitalised when they are used directly before a name, as a form of address or as a substitute for the name of the holder of the title. When titles are used in apposition to a name, they do not form part of the name and are, therefore, lowercased. Likewise, titles used to refer to a position, not a particular person, are also lowercased. The general guideline is that if the title or rank is a reference to a specific person and the person\u2019s name could be used instead without affecting factual or grammatical accuracy, then a capital letter should be used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Small_OK\"<\/a><\/td>\nIn 2011, R<\/span>ector Ferr\u00e9 was re-elected for a second four-year term of office.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"Small_OK\"<\/a><\/td>\nOnly last week, R<\/span>ector, you stated that there would be no further cuts in the departmental budget.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"Small_OK\"<\/a><\/td>\nLast week the R<\/span>ector gave a speech to the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"Small_OK\"<\/a><\/td>\nThe principal academic and administrative officer of a university in this country is the r<\/span>ector.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"Small_OK\"<\/a><\/td>\nDr Ferr\u00e9 was elected r<\/span>ector for the first time in the year 2007 and re-elected four years later.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"Small_OK\"<\/a><\/td>\nDr Ferr\u00e9, r<\/span>ector of the University, was first elected in 2007.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

In titles that are hyphenated compounds it used to be standard practice to capitalise only the first part of the compound. Nowadays, however, the tendency is to capitalise both parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Small_OK\"<\/a><\/td>\nThe V<\/span>ice-R<\/span>ector for Academic Policy described the new reforms to the Governing Council.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"Small_OK\"<\/a><\/td>\nThe v<\/span>ice-r<\/span>ector for academic policy is responsible for making large-scale changes to degree programmes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The title is lowercased in the second example above because it is a reference to the position of vice-rector, not to a particular person.<\/p>\n

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