Triple

T3860983
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Indo-Pacific linguistic area E90134 entity
Predicate contrastedWith P278 FINISHED
Object Nostratic hypothesis
The Nostratic hypothesis is a controversial linguistic theory proposing that several major language families of Eurasia and sometimes beyond share a common ancestral proto-language.
E394595 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: Nostratic hypothesis | Statement: [Indo-Pacific linguistic area, contrastedWith, Nostratic hypothesis]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nostratic hypothesis
Context triple: [Indo-Pacific linguistic area, contrastedWith, Nostratic hypothesis]
  • A. Austro-Tai hypothesis
    The Austro-Tai hypothesis is a proposed macro-family in historical linguistics that suggests a genetic relationship between the Tai–Kadai languages and the Austronesian language family.
  • B. Kurgan hypothesis
    The Kurgan hypothesis is a leading theory that locates the Proto-Indo-European homeland in the Pontic–Caspian steppe and explains the spread of Indo-European languages through the expansion of early steppe pastoralist cultures.
  • C. Dené–Yeniseian languages (proposed)
    The Dené–Yeniseian languages (proposed) are a hypothesized macro-family linking the Na-Dené languages of North America with the Yeniseian languages of Siberia, suggesting a deep historical connection across the Bering region.
  • D. Verner's law
    Verner's law is a historical linguistic principle explaining a systematic set of consonant alternations in the Germanic languages that refined and expanded upon Grimm's law.
  • E. Proto-Tyrsenian
    Proto-Tyrsenian is the hypothesized common ancestor language of the Tyrsenian family, believed to underlie languages such as Lemnian and Etruscan in the ancient Mediterranean region.
  • 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: Nostratic hypothesis
Triple: [Indo-Pacific linguistic area, contrastedWith, Nostratic hypothesis]
Generated description
The Nostratic hypothesis is a controversial linguistic theory proposing that several major language families of Eurasia and sometimes beyond share a common ancestral proto-language.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nostratic hypothesis
Target entity description: The Nostratic hypothesis is a controversial linguistic theory proposing that several major language families of Eurasia and sometimes beyond share a common ancestral proto-language.
  • A. Austro-Tai hypothesis
    The Austro-Tai hypothesis is a proposed macro-family in historical linguistics that suggests a genetic relationship between the Tai–Kadai languages and the Austronesian language family.
  • B. Kurgan hypothesis
    The Kurgan hypothesis is a leading theory that locates the Proto-Indo-European homeland in the Pontic–Caspian steppe and explains the spread of Indo-European languages through the expansion of early steppe pastoralist cultures.
  • C. Dené–Yeniseian languages (proposed)
    The Dené–Yeniseian languages (proposed) are a hypothesized macro-family linking the Na-Dené languages of North America with the Yeniseian languages of Siberia, suggesting a deep historical connection across the Bering region.
  • D. Verner's law
    Verner's law is a historical linguistic principle explaining a systematic set of consonant alternations in the Germanic languages that refined and expanded upon Grimm's law.
  • E. Proto-Tyrsenian
    Proto-Tyrsenian is the hypothesized common ancestor language of the Tyrsenian family, believed to underlie languages such as Lemnian and Etruscan in the ancient Mediterranean region.
  • 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_69aed95b3c088190a8f85d19e6070599 completed March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aeec212a1c8190aba6311630c3fd3e completed March 9, 2026, 3:49 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b512348fe88190b5ae942809732b76 completed March 14, 2026, 7:45 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b513013db481908f8fb5f56470c0d0 completed March 14, 2026, 7:49 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b5137200a08190bd2a78398e03803e completed March 14, 2026, 7:51 a.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:19 p.m.