Triple
T101512
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Middle English |
E2049
|
entity |
| Predicate | languageFamily |
P1047
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
West Germanic languages
West Germanic languages are a major branch of the Germanic language family that includes languages such as English, German, and Dutch, spoken primarily in Western and Central Europe and many parts of the world.
|
E11706
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: West Germanic languages | Statement: [Middle English, languageFamily, West Germanic languages]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: West Germanic languages Context triple: [Middle English, languageFamily, West Germanic languages]
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A.
Germanic languages
Germanic languages are a major branch of the Indo-European language family that includes languages such as English, German, Dutch, and the Scandinavian languages, sharing common historical origins and linguistic features.
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B.
Anglo-Frisian dialects
Anglo-Frisian dialects are a group of closely related West Germanic speech varieties historically spoken in parts of England and Frisia that formed the linguistic basis for modern English and Frisian languages.
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C.
Old High German
Old High German is the earliest recorded stage of the German language, spoken in parts of what is now Germany, Austria, and Switzerland roughly between the 6th and 11th centuries.
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D.
Indo-European language family
The Indo-European language family is a major global language group that includes many of the world’s most widely spoken languages across Europe and large parts of Asia.
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E.
Romance languages
Romance languages are a group of closely related languages, including Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian, that evolved from Vulgar Latin spoken in the Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: West Germanic languages Triple: [Middle English, languageFamily, West Germanic languages]
Generated description
West Germanic languages are a major branch of the Germanic language family that includes languages such as English, German, and Dutch, spoken primarily in Western and Central Europe and many parts of the world.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: West Germanic languages Target entity description: West Germanic languages are a major branch of the Germanic language family that includes languages such as English, German, and Dutch, spoken primarily in Western and Central Europe and many parts of the world.
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A.
Germanic languages
Germanic languages are a major branch of the Indo-European language family that includes languages such as English, German, Dutch, and the Scandinavian languages, sharing common historical origins and linguistic features.
-
B.
Anglo-Frisian dialects
Anglo-Frisian dialects are a group of closely related West Germanic speech varieties historically spoken in parts of England and Frisia that formed the linguistic basis for modern English and Frisian languages.
-
C.
Old High German
Old High German is the earliest recorded stage of the German language, spoken in parts of what is now Germany, Austria, and Switzerland roughly between the 6th and 11th centuries.
-
D.
Indo-European language family
The Indo-European language family is a major global language group that includes many of the world’s most widely spoken languages across Europe and large parts of Asia.
-
E.
Romance languages
Romance languages are a group of closely related languages, including Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian, that evolved from Vulgar Latin spoken in the Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a24e0a5b7c81908d52da08c60dabc4 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:08 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a256a8b6d0819083838a9708759407 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:44 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a27c030ddc8190af2ebb672237bf18 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 5:24 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a27d8a52188190ae00d52340839bbc |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 5:30 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a27e7633d88190a622115c4e29fd9c |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 5:34 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:12 a.m.