Triple

T10920848
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Biao language E257940 entity
Predicate linguisticArea P17400 FINISHED
Object South China linguistic area
The South China linguistic area is a region where diverse languages of southern China have converged to share common structural features through long-term contact and interaction.
E39183 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: South China linguistic area | Statement: [Biao language, linguisticArea, South China linguistic area]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South China linguistic area
Context triple: [Biao language, linguisticArea, South China linguistic area]
  • A. Hunan linguistic area
    The Hunan linguistic area is a region in south-central China characterized by a cluster of related Chinese dialects, including the Yong-Quan group, that share distinctive phonological and lexical features.
  • B. Indo-Burma linguistic area
    The Indo-Burma linguistic area is a geographically defined region of South and Southeast Asia where diverse languages, especially from Tibeto-Burman and related families, have converged and shared structural features through long-term contact.
  • C. Southeast Asia linguistic area
    The Southeast Asia linguistic area is a region where languages from diverse families have converged to share common structural features such as tonal systems, analytic grammar, and similar word order due to long-term contact and diffusion.
  • D. southern China
    Southern China is a culturally and linguistically diverse region of China, encompassing provinces such as Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, and Hainan, known historically as a major source of Chinese migration and a hub of maritime trade.
  • E. Xiang region
    The Xiang region is a historical area in south-central China centered around the Xiang River, corresponding largely to modern Hunan Province and known for its distinct cultural and linguistic traditions.
  • 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: South China linguistic area
Triple: [Biao language, linguisticArea, South China linguistic area]
Generated description
The South China linguistic area is a region where diverse languages of southern China have converged to share common structural features through long-term contact and interaction.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South China linguistic area
Target entity description: The South China linguistic area is a region where diverse languages of southern China have converged to share common structural features through long-term contact and interaction.
  • A. Hunan linguistic area
    The Hunan linguistic area is a region in south-central China characterized by a cluster of related Chinese dialects, including the Yong-Quan group, that share distinctive phonological and lexical features.
  • B. Indo-Burma linguistic area
    The Indo-Burma linguistic area is a geographically defined region of South and Southeast Asia where diverse languages, especially from Tibeto-Burman and related families, have converged and shared structural features through long-term contact.
  • C. Southeast Asia linguistic area
    The Southeast Asia linguistic area is a region where languages from diverse families have converged to share common structural features such as tonal systems, analytic grammar, and similar word order due to long-term contact and diffusion.
  • D. southern China chosen
    Southern China is a culturally and linguistically diverse region of China, encompassing provinces such as Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, and Hainan, known historically as a major source of Chinese migration and a hub of maritime trade.
  • E. Xiang region
    The Xiang region is a historical area in south-central China centered around the Xiang River, corresponding largely to modern Hunan Province and known for its distinct cultural and linguistic traditions.
  • F. None of above.

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_69d6aa864ed88190818280ab6791d065 completed April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d77082a1488190850a4409339c3e1e completed April 9, 2026, 9:25 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e2171adbbc8190916a5463b6e5c186 completed April 17, 2026, 11:18 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e21d8a2e6881909b33cbe4ab919315 completed April 17, 2026, 11:46 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69e21eaa1e9881909f3b276e0ff0c511 completed April 17, 2026, 11:51 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:22 p.m.