Triple
T2403382
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Central Sudanic languages |
E50218
|
entity |
| Predicate | studiedBy |
P1945
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
linguist Christopher Ehret
Christopher Ehret is an American historian and historical linguist known for his influential work on African language classification, reconstruction, and the early history of African societies.
|
E262854
|
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: linguist Christopher Ehret | Statement: [Central Sudanic languages, studiedBy, linguist Christopher Ehret]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: linguist Christopher Ehret Context triple: [Central Sudanic languages, studiedBy, linguist Christopher Ehret]
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A.
linguist Carobeth Laird
Carobeth Laird was an American linguist and ethnographer known for her pioneering documentation of Native American languages and cultures, particularly among the Chemehuevi people.
-
B.
Martin Haspelmath
Martin Haspelmath is a prominent German linguist known for his influential work in linguistic typology, grammatical description, and the development of cross-linguistic databases.
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C.
linguist Margaret L. Press
Margaret L. Press is a linguist known for her fieldwork and documentation of Indigenous languages of North America, including the Chemehuevi language.
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D.
linguist Jeff Leer
Jeff Leer was an American linguist renowned for his extensive documentation and analysis of Tlingit and other Native Alaskan languages.
-
E.
Michael Kenstowicz
Michael Kenstowicz is an American linguist and phonologist known for his influential work on generative phonology and for co-authoring widely used textbooks in the field.
- 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: linguist Christopher Ehret Triple: [Central Sudanic languages, studiedBy, linguist Christopher Ehret]
Generated description
Christopher Ehret is an American historian and historical linguist known for his influential work on African language classification, reconstruction, and the early history of African societies.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: linguist Christopher Ehret Target entity description: Christopher Ehret is an American historian and historical linguist known for his influential work on African language classification, reconstruction, and the early history of African societies.
-
A.
linguist Carobeth Laird
Carobeth Laird was an American linguist and ethnographer known for her pioneering documentation of Native American languages and cultures, particularly among the Chemehuevi people.
-
B.
Martin Haspelmath
Martin Haspelmath is a prominent German linguist known for his influential work in linguistic typology, grammatical description, and the development of cross-linguistic databases.
-
C.
linguist Margaret L. Press
Margaret L. Press is a linguist known for her fieldwork and documentation of Indigenous languages of North America, including the Chemehuevi language.
-
D.
linguist Jeff Leer
Jeff Leer was an American linguist renowned for his extensive documentation and analysis of Tlingit and other Native Alaskan languages.
-
E.
Michael Kenstowicz
Michael Kenstowicz is an American linguist and phonologist known for his influential work on generative phonology and for co-authoring widely used textbooks in the field.
- 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_69a88b0339a88190a1207333cd271cc9 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:41 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc8f8aa2881909192920ee394f0b3 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:43 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69aeb3e740c88190872aa1a7834d73b0 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 11:49 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69aeb4b942b08190addc2885fbda0e41 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 11:53 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69aeb557247c8190920ce3a5db388800 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 11:56 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:58 p.m.