Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (McGill University)
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The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at McGill University is an academic unit that offers interdisciplinary teaching and research in multiple world languages, their literary traditions, and associated cultural studies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (McGill University) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T716499 — 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: Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (McGill University) Context triple: [Faculty of Arts (McGill University), hasDepartment, Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (McGill University)]
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Department of English (McGill University)
The Department of English at McGill University is an academic unit renowned for its teaching and research in literature, drama, and related fields within the Faculty of Arts.
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B.
School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
The School of Arts, Languages and Cultures is an academic division of the University of Manchester that focuses on disciplines in the humanities, including the study of languages, literature, history, culture, and related arts.
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C.
Faculty of Foreign Languages
The Faculty of Foreign Languages is a specialized academic division of the University of Havana dedicated to the study and teaching of multiple foreign languages and related linguistic and cultural disciplines.
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Faculty of Foreign Languages and Area Studies
The Faculty of Foreign Languages and Area Studies is a division of Moscow State University specializing in the study and teaching of foreign languages, linguistics, and regional studies.
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E.
School of Foreign Languages
The School of Foreign Languages is an academic faculty of Central China Normal University specializing in the teaching and research of foreign languages and related disciplines.
- 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: Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (McGill University) Target entity description: The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at McGill University is an academic unit that offers interdisciplinary teaching and research in multiple world languages, their literary traditions, and associated cultural studies.
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A.
Department of English (McGill University)
The Department of English at McGill University is an academic unit renowned for its teaching and research in literature, drama, and related fields within the Faculty of Arts.
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B.
School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
The School of Arts, Languages and Cultures is an academic division of the University of Manchester that focuses on disciplines in the humanities, including the study of languages, literature, history, culture, and related arts.
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C.
Faculty of Foreign Languages
The Faculty of Foreign Languages is a specialized academic division of the University of Havana dedicated to the study and teaching of multiple foreign languages and related linguistic and cultural disciplines.
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D.
Faculty of Foreign Languages and Area Studies
The Faculty of Foreign Languages and Area Studies is a division of Moscow State University specializing in the study and teaching of foreign languages, linguistics, and regional studies.
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E.
School of Foreign Languages
The School of Foreign Languages is an academic faculty of Central China Normal University specializing in the teaching and research of foreign languages and related disciplines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic department
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university department ⓘ |
| affiliation | public university ⓘ |
| campus | urban campus ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| employs |
administrative staff
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assistant professors ⓘ associate professors ⓘ professors ⓘ sessional lecturers ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
comparative literature
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cultural studies ⓘ language studies ⓘ literary studies ⓘ translation studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cultural theory
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film studies ⓘ intercultural communication ⓘ media studies ⓘ translation ⓘ world literatures ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.mcgill.ca/langlitcultures/ ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
McGill University, downtown campus
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Montreal ⓘ Quebec, Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Quebec
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| mission | interdisciplinary teaching and research in languages, literatures, and cultures ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
Bachelor of Arts
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Doctor of Philosophy ⓘ Master of Arts ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
graduate programs
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honours programs ⓘ major programs ⓘ minor programs ⓘ undergraduate programs ⓘ |
| partOf |
Faculty of Arts (McGill University)
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McGill University ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Canadian students
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international students ⓘ |
| teachesLanguage |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Japanese ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (McGill University) Description of subject: The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at McGill University is an academic unit that offers interdisciplinary teaching and research in multiple world languages, their literary traditions, and associated cultural studies.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Faculty of Arts
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hasDepartment
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Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (McGill University)
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subject surface form:
Faculty of Arts (McGill University)
Faculty of Arts (McGill University)
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department
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Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (McGill University)
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