Triple

T101544
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Middle English E2049 entity
Predicate underwent P6390 FINISHED
Object Great Vowel Shift (late phase)
The Great Vowel Shift (late phase) was the final stage of a major historical change in English pronunciation during which many long vowel sounds in Middle English moved closer to their modern English values.
E9147 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Great Vowel Shift (late phase) | Statement: [Middle English, underwent, Great Vowel Shift (late phase)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Vowel Shift (late phase)
Context triple: [Middle English, underwent, Great Vowel Shift (late phase)]
  • A. Stuart period
    The Stuart period was a historical era in Britain marked by the rule of the Stuart dynasty, encompassing events such as the English Civil War, the Interregnum, the Restoration, and the Glorious Revolution.
  • B. Victorian era
    The Victorian era was the period of British history during Queen Victoria's reign (1837–1901), marked by rapid industrialization, imperial expansion, and significant social and cultural change.
  • C. Georgian era
    The Georgian era was a period of British history from the early 18th to early 19th century marked by the reigns of the first four King Georges and characterized by expanding empire, Enlightenment thought, and distinctive architecture and arts.
  • D. Middle English
    Middle English is the historical stage of the English language spoken and written roughly between the late 11th and late 15th centuries, exemplified by works like Chaucer’s "Canterbury Tales."
  • E. Early Modern period
    The Early Modern period was a transformative era from roughly the late 15th to the late 18th century marked by global exploration, the rise of powerful nation-states, religious upheavals, and the beginnings of modern science and capitalism.
  • 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: Great Vowel Shift (late phase)
Triple: [Middle English, underwent, Great Vowel Shift (late phase)]
Generated description
The Great Vowel Shift (late phase) was the final stage of a major historical change in English pronunciation during which many long vowel sounds in Middle English moved closer to their modern English values.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Vowel Shift (late phase)
Target entity description: The Great Vowel Shift (late phase) was the final stage of a major historical change in English pronunciation during which many long vowel sounds in Middle English moved closer to their modern English values.
  • A. Stuart period
    The Stuart period was a historical era in Britain marked by the rule of the Stuart dynasty, encompassing events such as the English Civil War, the Interregnum, the Restoration, and the Glorious Revolution.
  • B. Victorian era
    The Victorian era was the period of British history during Queen Victoria's reign (1837–1901), marked by rapid industrialization, imperial expansion, and significant social and cultural change.
  • C. Georgian era
    The Georgian era was a period of British history from the early 18th to early 19th century marked by the reigns of the first four King Georges and characterized by expanding empire, Enlightenment thought, and distinctive architecture and arts.
  • D. Middle English
    Middle English is the historical stage of the English language spoken and written roughly between the late 11th and late 15th centuries, exemplified by works like Chaucer’s "Canterbury Tales."
  • E. Early Modern period
    The Early Modern period was a transformative era from roughly the late 15th to the late 18th century marked by global exploration, the rise of powerful nation-states, religious upheavals, and the beginnings of modern science and capitalism.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: underwent
Context triple: [Middle English, underwent, Great Vowel Shift (late phase)]
  • A. performed
    Indicates that an entity carried out, executed, or conducted a specific action, task, or activity.
  • B. passed
    Indicates that one entity successfully transferred control, responsibility, or an item (such as an object, message, or test) to another entity or through a specified stage or condition.
  • C. concluded
    Indicates that an entity has brought an event, process, discussion, or agreement to an end, often after reaching a decision or final judgment.
  • D. operatedOn
    Indicates that one entity has performed a surgical or procedural operation on another entity.
  • E. hasSurgery
    Indicates that a surgical procedure is performed on or undergone by an entity.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (7 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_69a25760af348190bf402089c240887d completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:48 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a266ee56548190a781e2d0ea7fac2b completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:54 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a2678d1b808190aa9e6451d7945f58 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:57 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a26853ed9881909e55192266bfd0b4 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 4 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a2563921f8819087f720b1c803579f completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:43 a.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69a2575d8a648190ad8e10d4b04e5e07 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:47 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:12 a.m.