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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).

Phrase: oral-formulaic theory | Statement: [Milman Parry, knownFor, oral-formulaic theory]

Target entity: oral-formulaic theory
Context triple: [Milman Parry, knownFor, oral-formulaic theory]

• A. functional theory of language
  The functional theory of language is a linguistic framework that explains language primarily in terms of the communicative functions it serves, such as expressing thoughts, conveying information, and influencing others.
• B. Sprachtheorie
  Sprachtheorie is Karl Bühler’s influential work in linguistic theory, best known for its functional model of language and the “organon” theory of signs.
• C. Bloomfieldian structuralism
  Bloomfieldian structuralism is a behaviorist, empiricist approach to linguistics that analyzes language through distributional patterns of observable forms, emphasizing description over innate mental structures.
• D. Introduction to Theoretical Linguistics
  Introduction to Theoretical Linguistics is a foundational textbook by Sir John Lyons that systematically presents the core concepts and methods of modern linguistic theory.
• E. The Architecture of Language
  The Architecture of Language is a poetry collection by Quincy Troupe that showcases his innovative, jazz-inflected style and exploration of African American experience, history, and identity.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: oral-formulaic theory
Target entity description: Oral-formulaic theory is a scholarly framework that explains how traditional oral poets compose and transmit long narrative works using recurring formulas and themes rather than fixed written texts.

• A. functional theory of language
  The functional theory of language is a linguistic framework that explains language primarily in terms of the communicative functions it serves, such as expressing thoughts, conveying information, and influencing others.
• B. Sprachtheorie
  Sprachtheorie is Karl Bühler’s influential work in linguistic theory, best known for its functional model of language and the “organon” theory of signs.
• C. Bloomfieldian structuralism
  Bloomfieldian structuralism is a behaviorist, empiricist approach to linguistics that analyzes language through distributional patterns of observable forms, emphasizing description over innate mental structures.
• D. Introduction to Theoretical Linguistics
  Introduction to Theoretical Linguistics is a foundational textbook by Sir John Lyons that systematically presents the core concepts and methods of modern linguistic theory.
• E. The Architecture of Language
  The Architecture of Language is a poetry collection by Quincy Troupe that showcases his innovative, jazz-inflected style and exploration of African American experience, history, and identity.
• F. None of above. chosen