Harvey Sacks
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Harvey Sacks was an American sociologist and pioneering founder of conversation analysis, known for his influential work on the systematic organization of everyday talk.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Harvey Sacks canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9592484 — 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: Harvey Sacks Context triple: [Farrar, Straus and Giroux, hasPublished, Harvey Sacks]
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A.
Dell Hymes
Dell Hymes was an American linguist, anthropologist, and folklorist best known for founding the field of ethnography of communication and advancing sociolinguistics.
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B.
Herbert H. Clark
Herbert H. Clark is an American psycholinguist and cognitive scientist known for his influential work on language use, common ground, and the pragmatics of conversation.
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C.
Herbert Blumer
Herbert Blumer was an American sociologist best known for coining the term "symbolic interactionism" and significantly shaping the Chicago School of sociology.
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D.
Ralph Rosenblum
Ralph Rosenblum was an American film editor best known for his influential work on landmark comedies and dramas, including several early Woody Allen films.
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E.
Paul Kiparsky
Paul Kiparsky is a prominent linguist known for his influential work in generative phonology and historical linguistics.
- 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: Harvey Sacks Target entity description: Harvey Sacks was an American sociologist and pioneering founder of conversation analysis, known for his influential work on the systematic organization of everyday talk.
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A.
Dell Hymes
Dell Hymes was an American linguist, anthropologist, and folklorist best known for founding the field of ethnography of communication and advancing sociolinguistics.
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B.
Herbert H. Clark
Herbert H. Clark is an American psycholinguist and cognitive scientist known for his influential work on language use, common ground, and the pragmatics of conversation.
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C.
Herbert Blumer
Herbert Blumer was an American sociologist best known for coining the term "symbolic interactionism" and significantly shaping the Chicago School of sociology.
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D.
Ralph Rosenblum
Ralph Rosenblum was an American film editor best known for his influential work on landmark comedies and dramas, including several early Woody Allen films.
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E.
Paul Kiparsky
Paul Kiparsky is a prominent linguist known for his influential work in generative phonology and historical linguistics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conversation analyst
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human ⓘ sociologist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in sociology ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
discourse analysis
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sociology of language ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | traffic collision ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1935-07-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1975-11-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| employer |
University of California, Irvine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| familyName | Sacks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
conversation analysis
ⓘ
ethnomethodology ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| fullName | Harvey Sacks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | academic writing ⓘ |
| givenName | Harvey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor |
Erving Goffman
NERFINISHED
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Harold Garfinkel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Emanuel Schegloff
NERFINISHED
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Gail Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ conversation analysis ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Erving Goffman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harold Garfinkel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
membership categorization analysis
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turn-taking model in conversation ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | ethnomethodology ⓘ |
| notableFor |
founding conversation analysis
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study of the organization of everyday talk ⓘ |
| notableWork |
"An Analysis of the Course of a Joke's Telling"
NERFINISHED
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"On the Preferences for Agreement and Contiguity in Sequences in Conversation" NERFINISHED ⓘ Lectures on Conversation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
sociologist
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university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
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New York NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Los Angeles ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of sociology ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Irvine
NERFINISHED
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Los Angeles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harvey Sacks Description of subject: Harvey Sacks was an American sociologist and pioneering founder of conversation analysis, known for his influential work on the systematic organization of everyday talk.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.