Triple

T4195634
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Karl Bühler E89146 entity
Predicate knownFor P22 FINISHED
Object functional theory of language
The functional theory of language is a linguistic framework that explains language primarily in terms of the communicative functions it serves, such as expressing thoughts, conveying information, and influencing others.
E420370 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: functional theory of language | Statement: [Karl Bühler, knownFor, functional theory of language]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: functional theory of language
Context triple: [Karl Bühler, knownFor, functional theory of language]
  • A. Cartesian Linguistics
    Cartesian Linguistics is a 1966 book by Noam Chomsky that explores the historical roots of modern linguistics in rationalist philosophy, particularly the Cartesian tradition.
  • B. picture theory of language
    The picture theory of language is Ludwig Wittgenstein’s early philosophical view that meaningful propositions function as logical “pictures” of possible states of affairs in the world.
  • C. Chomskyan linguistics
    Chomskyan linguistics is a theoretical approach to language pioneered by Noam Chomsky that emphasizes humans’ innate linguistic capacity and focuses on the formal, generative rules underlying all natural languages.
  • D. Methods in Structural Linguistics
    Methods in Structural Linguistics is a foundational 1951 work in linguistics that systematically develops the principles and procedures of structural (distributional) analysis of language.
  • E. Principles and Parameters Theory
    Principles and Parameters Theory is a framework in generative linguistics that explains how universal grammatical principles and language-specific parameter settings account for the diversity and acquisition of human languages.
  • 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: functional theory of language
Triple: [Karl Bühler, knownFor, functional theory of language]
Generated description
The functional theory of language is a linguistic framework that explains language primarily in terms of the communicative functions it serves, such as expressing thoughts, conveying information, and influencing others.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: functional theory of language
Target entity description: The functional theory of language is a linguistic framework that explains language primarily in terms of the communicative functions it serves, such as expressing thoughts, conveying information, and influencing others.
  • A. Cartesian Linguistics
    Cartesian Linguistics is a 1966 book by Noam Chomsky that explores the historical roots of modern linguistics in rationalist philosophy, particularly the Cartesian tradition.
  • B. picture theory of language
    The picture theory of language is Ludwig Wittgenstein’s early philosophical view that meaningful propositions function as logical “pictures” of possible states of affairs in the world.
  • C. Chomskyan linguistics
    Chomskyan linguistics is a theoretical approach to language pioneered by Noam Chomsky that emphasizes humans’ innate linguistic capacity and focuses on the formal, generative rules underlying all natural languages.
  • D. Methods in Structural Linguistics
    Methods in Structural Linguistics is a foundational 1951 work in linguistics that systematically develops the principles and procedures of structural (distributional) analysis of language.
  • E. Principles and Parameters Theory
    Principles and Parameters Theory is a framework in generative linguistics that explains how universal grammatical principles and language-specific parameter settings account for the diversity and acquisition of human languages.
  • 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_69aed9569a4481908b6c1fcec2a11e21 completed March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69af035e87148190a0f0bf48b813ffaa completed March 9, 2026, 5:29 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b58a0d7fa88190a2c830e298542068 completed March 14, 2026, 4:17 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b58a9497b88190a46afd8b1996fed9 completed March 14, 2026, 4:19 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b58b26e4208190b4ec30a3b635194b completed March 14, 2026, 4:21 p.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:46 p.m.