Triple
T293990
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Germanic languages |
E6053
|
entity |
| Predicate | underwentSoundChange |
P6390
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Grimm's law
Grimm's law is a fundamental linguistic principle describing the systematic consonant shifts that distinguish the Germanic languages from other Indo-European branches.
|
E37887
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Grimm's law | Statement: [Germanic languages, underwentSoundChange, Grimm's law]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grimm's law Context triple: [Germanic languages, underwentSoundChange, Grimm's law]
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A.
Ingvaeonic nasal spirant law
Ingvaeonic nasal spirant law is a historical sound change in early Germanic languages that caused the loss of nasal consonants before fricatives, leaving characteristic vowel changes in Anglo-Frisian and related dialects.
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B.
Germanic languages
Germanic languages are a major branch of the Indo-European language family that includes languages such as English, German, Dutch, and the Scandinavian languages, sharing common historical origins and linguistic features.
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C.
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic is the reconstructed common ancestor of all Germanic languages, including English, German, and the Norse languages.
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D.
Lombardic
Lombardic is an extinct West Germanic language once spoken by the Lombards in parts of Italy during the early Middle Ages.
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E.
Osco-Umbrian languages
The Osco-Umbrian languages are an extinct branch of ancient Italic languages once spoken in central and southern Italy, including Oscan and Umbrian.
- 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: Grimm's law Triple: [Germanic languages, underwentSoundChange, Grimm's law]
Generated description
Grimm's law is a fundamental linguistic principle describing the systematic consonant shifts that distinguish the Germanic languages from other Indo-European branches.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grimm's law Target entity description: Grimm's law is a fundamental linguistic principle describing the systematic consonant shifts that distinguish the Germanic languages from other Indo-European branches.
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A.
Ingvaeonic nasal spirant law
Ingvaeonic nasal spirant law is a historical sound change in early Germanic languages that caused the loss of nasal consonants before fricatives, leaving characteristic vowel changes in Anglo-Frisian and related dialects.
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B.
Germanic languages
Germanic languages are a major branch of the Indo-European language family that includes languages such as English, German, Dutch, and the Scandinavian languages, sharing common historical origins and linguistic features.
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C.
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic is the reconstructed common ancestor of all Germanic languages, including English, German, and the Norse languages.
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D.
Lombardic
Lombardic is an extinct West Germanic language once spoken by the Lombards in parts of Italy during the early Middle Ages.
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E.
Osco-Umbrian languages
The Osco-Umbrian languages are an extinct branch of ancient Italic languages once spoken in central and southern Italy, including Oscan and Umbrian.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: underwentSoundChange Context triple: [Germanic languages, underwentSoundChange, Grimm's law]
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A.
hasPhonologicalChange
Indicates a relationship where one linguistic form undergoes a change in its sound structure relative to another form or earlier state.
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B.
lexicalChange
Indicates a relationship where one linguistic form is replaced, modified, or evolves into another form over time or across language varieties.
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C.
hasPronunciationDifferenceFrom
Indicates that two linguistic items differ in how they are pronounced.
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D.
underwent
chosen
Indicates that an entity experienced or was subjected to a process, event, or change, typically as the patient of an action.
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E.
hasPhonologicalSimilarityTo
Indicates that two linguistic elements share similar sound patterns or phonological features.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69a2e79114b081909490b3bf5a5dbb51 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ea0dd1dc8190aecd5afdeb2fd74b |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3a5d514388190ac0f748a406ae43e |
completed | March 1, 2026, 2:35 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a3a63b33408190bea3a099165d1233 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 2:36 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3a69b4e488190ae092d6989c75556 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 2:38 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a2e934b4408190b53a17f57a02df65 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:10 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:06 p.m.