Triple
T3281051
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Henry Louis Gates Jr. |
E68871
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Signifying Monkey
The Signifying Monkey is a seminal scholarly work by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that analyzes African American literary theory and vernacular traditions through the lens of signifying and rhetorical play.
|
E343930
|
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 Signifying Monkey | Statement: [Henry Louis Gates Jr., notableWork, The Signifying Monkey]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Signifying Monkey Context triple: [Henry Louis Gates Jr., notableWork, The Signifying Monkey]
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A.
Word and Object
"Word and Object" is a seminal 1960 work of analytic philosophy by W.V.O. Quine that develops his views on meaning, reference, and the indeterminacy of translation.
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B.
How to Do Things with Words
How to Do Things with Words is a foundational work in 20th-century philosophy of language by J. L. Austin that introduced speech act theory and transformed understandings of how language functions in practice.
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C.
The Ecstasy of Influence
The Ecstasy of Influence is a 2011 essay collection by Jonathan Lethem that explores plagiarism, creativity, and artistic influence through a mix of criticism, memoir, and cultural commentary.
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D.
The White Negro
The White Negro is a provocative 1957 essay by Norman Mailer that explores hipster culture, race, and existential rebellion in mid-20th-century America.
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E.
A Fable for Critics
A Fable for Critics is a satirical poem by James Russell Lowell that humorously critiques and caricatures his contemporary American authors and the literary scene of his time.
- 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 Signifying Monkey Triple: [Henry Louis Gates Jr., notableWork, The Signifying Monkey]
Generated description
The Signifying Monkey is a seminal scholarly work by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that analyzes African American literary theory and vernacular traditions through the lens of signifying and rhetorical play.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Signifying Monkey Target entity description: The Signifying Monkey is a seminal scholarly work by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that analyzes African American literary theory and vernacular traditions through the lens of signifying and rhetorical play.
-
A.
Word and Object
"Word and Object" is a seminal 1960 work of analytic philosophy by W.V.O. Quine that develops his views on meaning, reference, and the indeterminacy of translation.
-
B.
How to Do Things with Words
How to Do Things with Words is a foundational work in 20th-century philosophy of language by J. L. Austin that introduced speech act theory and transformed understandings of how language functions in practice.
-
C.
The Ecstasy of Influence
The Ecstasy of Influence is a 2011 essay collection by Jonathan Lethem that explores plagiarism, creativity, and artistic influence through a mix of criticism, memoir, and cultural commentary.
-
D.
The White Negro
The White Negro is a provocative 1957 essay by Norman Mailer that explores hipster culture, race, and existential rebellion in mid-20th-century America.
-
E.
A Fable for Critics
A Fable for Critics is a satirical poem by James Russell Lowell that humorously critiques and caricatures his contemporary American authors and the literary scene of his time.
- 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_69ad859c463481909ca4be267336c290 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb032d76c81909c568a4e56d12ce9 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b2e851d2bc8190ba887cd1c81c880d |
completed | March 12, 2026, 4:22 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b2e8e42ecc8190b81d1b64f9fba0c1 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 4:25 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b2e954ec18819096f31feb9e985b6a |
completed | March 12, 2026, 4:27 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:10 p.m.