Norbert Hornstein
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Norbert Hornstein is an American linguist and syntactician known for his influential work in generative grammar and his advocacy of minimalist approaches to linguistic theory.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Norbert Hornstein canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1520453 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Norbert Hornstein Context triple: [Minimalist Program, hasNotableProponent, Norbert Hornstein]
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A.
Richard Ben-Veniste
Richard Ben-Veniste is an American lawyer and former Watergate prosecutor who served as a Democratic member of the 9/11 Commission.
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B.
David B. Cornstein
David B. Cornstein is an American businessman and Republican political appointee who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Hungary under President Donald Trump.
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C.
Zellig Harris
Zellig Harris was an influential American linguist known for his pioneering work in structural linguistics and discourse analysis, and for mentoring Noam Chomsky.
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D.
Sanford Rothenberg
Sanford Rothenberg was the second husband of actress Fay Wray, known primarily for his marriage to the iconic King Kong star.
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E.
Norbert J. Schneider
Norbert J. Schneider is a composer best known for his film score work, including the music for the 1993 war film "Stalingrad."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Norbert Hornstein Target entity description: Norbert Hornstein is an American linguist and syntactician known for his influential work in generative grammar and his advocacy of minimalist approaches to linguistic theory.
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A.
Richard Ben-Veniste
Richard Ben-Veniste is an American lawyer and former Watergate prosecutor who served as a Democratic member of the 9/11 Commission.
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B.
David B. Cornstein
David B. Cornstein is an American businessman and Republican political appointee who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Hungary under President Donald Trump.
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C.
Zellig Harris
Zellig Harris was an influential American linguist known for his pioneering work in structural linguistics and discourse analysis, and for mentoring Noam Chomsky.
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D.
Sanford Rothenberg
Sanford Rothenberg was the second husband of actress Fay Wray, known primarily for his marriage to the iconic King Kong star.
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E.
Norbert J. Schneider
Norbert J. Schneider is a composer best known for his film score work, including the music for the 1993 war film "Stalingrad."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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linguist ⓘ person ⓘ syntactician ⓘ |
| affiliation | University of Maryland ⓘ |
| approach |
generative approach to grammar
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minimalist approach to syntax ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| era |
20th-century linguistics
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21st-century linguistics ⓘ |
| field |
generative grammar
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linguistics ⓘ minimalist syntax ⓘ syntax ⓘ |
| hasActivity | public commentary on linguistic theory ⓘ |
| hasBloggedAt | Faculty of Language blog ⓘ |
| hasCoauthored |
A Theory of Syntax
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The Oxford Handbook of Linguistic Minimalism ⓘ The Minimalist Program ⓘ
surface form:
Understanding Minimalism
|
| hasResearchInterest |
argument structure
ⓘ
binding theory ⓘ control and raising ⓘ control constructions ⓘ linguistic theory ⓘ minimalist program ⓘ movement and traces ⓘ movement operations in syntax ⓘ semantics-syntax interface ⓘ theoretical syntax ⓘ |
| hasRole | faculty member at University of Maryland Department of Linguistics ⓘ |
| hasSupervised | graduate students in linguistics ⓘ |
| hasTaughtAt | University of Maryland ⓘ |
| hasWritten |
A Theory of Syntax
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Guide to Standard American English ⓘ Move! A Minimalist Theory of Construal ⓘ The Minimalist Program ⓘ
surface form:
Understanding Minimalism
|
| influencedBy | Noam Chomsky ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of minimalist approaches to linguistic theory
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derivational approaches to syntax ⓘ movement theory of control ⓘ work in generative grammar ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | professor of linguistics ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
Chomskyan linguistics
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surface form:
Generative Grammar
Minimalist Program ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Norbert Hornstein Description of subject: Norbert Hornstein is an American linguist and syntactician known for his influential work in generative grammar and his advocacy of minimalist approaches to linguistic theory.
Referenced by (3)
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