Triple
T22353891
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Edwin G. Pulleyblank |
E552601
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Middle Chinese: A Study in Historical Phonology |
—
|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Middle Chinese: A Study in Historical Phonology | Statement: [Edwin G. Pulleyblank, notableWork, Middle Chinese: A Study in Historical Phonology]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Middle Chinese: A Study in Historical Phonology Context triple: [Edwin G. Pulleyblank, notableWork, Middle Chinese: A Study in Historical Phonology]
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A.
Études sur la phonologie chinoise
Études sur la phonologie chinoise is a foundational scholarly work on the historical phonology of Chinese that helped establish modern methods for reconstructing ancient Chinese pronunciation.
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B.
Tang poetry phonology
Tang poetry phonology is a reconstructed system of Middle Chinese sounds and tones derived from the rhyming and metrical patterns of Tang dynasty poetry.
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C.
Guangyun phonological system
The Guangyun phonological system is a historical reconstruction of the sound structure of Middle Chinese, based on the rime categories and readings recorded in the Song-dynasty rime dictionary Guangyun, often associated with the Chang'an dialect.
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D.
Historical Linguistics: An Introduction
Historical Linguistics: An Introduction is a widely used textbook by Lyle Campbell that provides a comprehensive overview of methods and theories for studying language change over time.
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E.
Mandarin phonology
Mandarin phonology is the sound system of Standard Chinese, encompassing its consonants, vowels, tones, and syllable structure.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Middle Chinese: A Study in Historical Phonology Target entity description: "Middle Chinese: A Study in Historical Phonology" is a seminal linguistic monograph by Edwin G. Pulleyblank that reconstructs and analyzes the sound system of Middle Chinese using historical and comparative methods.
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A.
Études sur la phonologie chinoise
Études sur la phonologie chinoise is a foundational scholarly work on the historical phonology of Chinese that helped establish modern methods for reconstructing ancient Chinese pronunciation.
-
B.
Tang poetry phonology
Tang poetry phonology is a reconstructed system of Middle Chinese sounds and tones derived from the rhyming and metrical patterns of Tang dynasty poetry.
-
C.
Guangyun phonological system
The Guangyun phonological system is a historical reconstruction of the sound structure of Middle Chinese, based on the rime categories and readings recorded in the Song-dynasty rime dictionary Guangyun, often associated with the Chang'an dialect.
-
D.
Historical Linguistics: An Introduction
Historical Linguistics: An Introduction is a widely used textbook by Lyle Campbell that provides a comprehensive overview of methods and theories for studying language change over time.
-
E.
Mandarin phonology
Mandarin phonology is the sound system of Standard Chinese, encompassing its consonants, vowels, tones, and syllable structure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 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_69e11e4a0ad08190a385b4d343cf6524 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 5:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f157cd934c8190b9d60805e24ae6a6 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 12:58 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:44 p.m.