Triple

T11723444

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Howard Lasnik	`E278696`	entity
Predicate	notableWork	`P4`	FINISHED
Object	A Course in Minimalist Syntax A Course in Minimalist Syntax is a linguistics textbook that introduces and develops the principles of Chomskyan Minimalist syntax, co-authored by Howard Lasnik.	`E942934`	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: A Course in Minimalist Syntax | Statement: [Howard Lasnik, notableWork, A Course in Minimalist Syntax]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: A Course in Minimalist Syntax
Context triple: [Howard Lasnik, notableWork, A Course in Minimalist Syntax]

A. Rhyme and Reason: An Introduction to Minimalist Syntax
Rhyme and Reason: An Introduction to Minimalist Syntax is a linguistics textbook that offers an accessible, in-depth overview of Chomskyan minimalist syntax theory, written by Juan Uriagereka.
B. The Oxford Handbook of Linguistic Minimalism
The Oxford Handbook of Linguistic Minimalism is a comprehensive scholarly volume that surveys and advances research within the Minimalist Program in generative syntax, featuring contributions from leading linguists in the field.
C. A Theory of Syntax
A Theory of Syntax is a linguistics book that presents a minimalist, movement-based approach to syntactic structure within generative grammar.
D. Lectures on Government and Binding
Lectures on Government and Binding is a foundational book by Noam Chomsky that systematically presents the Government and Binding framework in generative syntax.
E. Principles and Parameters Theory
Principles and Parameters Theory is a framework in generative linguistics that explains how universal grammatical principles and language-specific parameter settings account for the diversity and acquisition of human languages.
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: A Course in Minimalist Syntax
Triple: [Howard Lasnik, notableWork, A Course in Minimalist Syntax]

Generated description

A Course in Minimalist Syntax is a linguistics textbook that introduces and develops the principles of Chomskyan Minimalist syntax, co-authored by Howard Lasnik.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: A Course in Minimalist Syntax
Target entity description: A Course in Minimalist Syntax is a linguistics textbook that introduces and develops the principles of Chomskyan Minimalist syntax, co-authored by Howard Lasnik.

A. Rhyme and Reason: An Introduction to Minimalist Syntax
Rhyme and Reason: An Introduction to Minimalist Syntax is a linguistics textbook that offers an accessible, in-depth overview of Chomskyan minimalist syntax theory, written by Juan Uriagereka.
B. The Oxford Handbook of Linguistic Minimalism
The Oxford Handbook of Linguistic Minimalism is a comprehensive scholarly volume that surveys and advances research within the Minimalist Program in generative syntax, featuring contributions from leading linguists in the field.
C. A Theory of Syntax
A Theory of Syntax is a linguistics book that presents a minimalist, movement-based approach to syntactic structure within generative grammar.
D. Lectures on Government and Binding
Lectures on Government and Binding is a foundational book by Noam Chomsky that systematically presents the Government and Binding framework in generative syntax.
E. Principles and Parameters Theory
Principles and Parameters Theory is a framework in generative linguistics that explains how universal grammatical principles and language-specific parameter settings account for the diversity and acquisition of human languages.
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_69d6aaffec6881908bead509e8621742`	completed	April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69d8a4d603cc8190b2e68d0bdd793362`	completed	April 10, 2026, 7:20 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69ef83c8ac2c8190b3bba7db42734f3a`	completed	April 27, 2026, 3:42 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69ef96b13be881908102ffa867f96c22`	completed	April 27, 2026, 5:02 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69efb51113708190998b570c33b9d0e7`	completed	April 27, 2026, 7:12 p.m.

Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:41 p.m.