Triple
T1264681
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Edward Sapir |
E12573
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Status of Linguistics as a Science
The Status of Linguistics as a Science is a seminal 1929 essay by Edward Sapir that argues for linguistics as a rigorous, autonomous scientific discipline and explores its methods and scope.
|
E145267
|
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: The Status of Linguistics as a Science | Statement: [Edward Sapir, notableWork, The Status of Linguistics as a Science]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Status of Linguistics as a Science Context triple: [Edward Sapir, notableWork, The Status of Linguistics as a Science]
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A.
Methods in Structural Linguistics
Methods in Structural Linguistics is a foundational 1951 work in linguistics that systematically develops the principles and procedures of structural (distributional) analysis of language.
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B.
Papers in Structural and Transformational Linguistics
Papers in Structural and Transformational Linguistics is a collected volume of influential articles by linguist Zellig Harris that helped shape the development of structural and early transformational approaches to language analysis.
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C.
Cartesian Linguistics
Cartesian Linguistics is a 1966 book by Noam Chomsky that explores the historical roots of modern linguistics in rationalist philosophy, particularly the Cartesian tradition.
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D.
Chomskyan linguistics
Chomskyan linguistics is a theoretical approach to language pioneered by Noam Chomsky that emphasizes humans’ innate linguistic capacity and focuses on the formal, generative rules underlying all natural languages.
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E.
Boasian linguistics
Boasian linguistics is a tradition in linguistic anthropology, founded by Franz Boas, that emphasizes detailed descriptive fieldwork, the study of indigenous languages in their cultural context, and the rejection of hierarchical or evolutionary rankings of 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: The Status of Linguistics as a Science Triple: [Edward Sapir, notableWork, The Status of Linguistics as a Science]
Generated description
The Status of Linguistics as a Science is a seminal 1929 essay by Edward Sapir that argues for linguistics as a rigorous, autonomous scientific discipline and explores its methods and scope.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Status of Linguistics as a Science Target entity description: The Status of Linguistics as a Science is a seminal 1929 essay by Edward Sapir that argues for linguistics as a rigorous, autonomous scientific discipline and explores its methods and scope.
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A.
Methods in Structural Linguistics
Methods in Structural Linguistics is a foundational 1951 work in linguistics that systematically develops the principles and procedures of structural (distributional) analysis of language.
-
B.
Papers in Structural and Transformational Linguistics
Papers in Structural and Transformational Linguistics is a collected volume of influential articles by linguist Zellig Harris that helped shape the development of structural and early transformational approaches to language analysis.
-
C.
Cartesian Linguistics
Cartesian Linguistics is a 1966 book by Noam Chomsky that explores the historical roots of modern linguistics in rationalist philosophy, particularly the Cartesian tradition.
-
D.
Chomskyan linguistics
Chomskyan linguistics is a theoretical approach to language pioneered by Noam Chomsky that emphasizes humans’ innate linguistic capacity and focuses on the formal, generative rules underlying all natural languages.
-
E.
Boasian linguistics
Boasian linguistics is a tradition in linguistic anthropology, founded by Franz Boas, that emphasizes detailed descriptive fieldwork, the study of indigenous languages in their cultural context, and the rejection of hierarchical or evolutionary rankings of 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_69a4933352e08190ac617291985e76c0 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c03573a48190b5851f0a734c2d6f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:39 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac9984c21c8190a1cec6c9d2df217a |
completed | March 7, 2026, 9:32 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac9a6c81548190a1647ef797355d53 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 9:36 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac9ac980f48190a23da8b222ec7601 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:50 p.m.