Triple
T3327210
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John R. Rickford |
E69943
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Rickford
Rickford is a surname most notably associated with John R. Rickford, a prominent linguist known for his work on African American Vernacular English.
|
E349246
|
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: Rickford | Statement: [John R. Rickford, familyName, Rickford]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rickford Context triple: [John R. Rickford, familyName, Rickford]
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A.
Roderick Rainford
Roderick Rainford is a Caribbean diplomat and public servant who served as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), helping to guide regional integration and cooperation among member states.
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B.
Adnis Reeves
Adnis Reeves is the late grandfather of Rumi Carter and the father of rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z.
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C.
Gideon Raff
Gideon Raff is an Israeli film and television director, screenwriter, and producer best known for creating the series "Prisoners of War," which inspired the American show "Homeland."
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D.
Frankito Wright
Frankito Wright is the son of Tré Cool, the drummer of the American punk rock band Green Day.
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E.
Edwin Birdsong
Edwin Birdsong was an American funk and soul keyboardist, composer, and producer known for his experimental 1970s recordings and later influence on hip-hop and electronic music through extensive sampling of his work.
- 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: Rickford Triple: [John R. Rickford, familyName, Rickford]
Generated description
Rickford is a surname most notably associated with John R. Rickford, a prominent linguist known for his work on African American Vernacular English.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rickford Target entity description: Rickford is a surname most notably associated with John R. Rickford, a prominent linguist known for his work on African American Vernacular English.
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A.
Roderick Rainford
Roderick Rainford is a Caribbean diplomat and public servant who served as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), helping to guide regional integration and cooperation among member states.
-
B.
Adnis Reeves
Adnis Reeves is the late grandfather of Rumi Carter and the father of rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z.
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C.
Gideon Raff
Gideon Raff is an Israeli film and television director, screenwriter, and producer best known for creating the series "Prisoners of War," which inspired the American show "Homeland."
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D.
Frankito Wright
Frankito Wright is the son of Tré Cool, the drummer of the American punk rock band Green Day.
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E.
Edwin Birdsong
Edwin Birdsong was an American funk and soul keyboardist, composer, and producer known for his experimental 1970s recordings and later influence on hip-hop and electronic music through extensive sampling of his work.
- 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_69ad85a1829881908942c14075644d0d |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb16f61248190bab10f4ac9e066f7 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:27 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b31a7ce34c81908df0c30a41fd925c |
completed | March 12, 2026, 7:56 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b31c368e4c8190a011833fce090a7d |
completed | March 12, 2026, 8:04 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b31d3fa6088190a5abf858c01c25bc |
completed | March 12, 2026, 8:08 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:12 p.m.