Triple

T4545536
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Canadian literature canon E110036 entity
Predicate includesWork P2011 FINISHED
Object Obasan
Obasan is a landmark Canadian novel by Joy Kogawa that explores the internment and persecution of Japanese Canadians during and after World War II.
E451754 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: Obasan | Statement: [Canadian literature canon, includesWork, Obasan]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Obasan
Context triple: [Canadian literature canon, includesWork, Obasan]
  • A. Inujima
    Inujima is a small Japanese island in the Seto Inland Sea known for its contemporary art installations, preserved industrial ruins, and role in the Setouchi Triennale art festival.
  • B. Snow Falling on Cedars
    Snow Falling on Cedars is a 1999 American film adaptation of David Guterson’s novel, blending courtroom drama and romantic tragedy against the backdrop of post–World War II anti-Japanese prejudice in the Pacific Northwest.
  • C. Sula
    Sula is a 1973 novel by American author Toni Morrison that explores Black female friendship, community, and identity in a small Ohio town.
  • D. Sula
    Sula is a coastal municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway, known for its fishing industry, maritime heritage, and scenic island landscapes.
  • E. The Lowland
    The Lowland is a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores the intertwined lives of two brothers from Calcutta against the backdrop of political upheaval and family tragedy.
  • 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: Obasan
Triple: [Canadian literature canon, includesWork, Obasan]
Generated description
Obasan is a landmark Canadian novel by Joy Kogawa that explores the internment and persecution of Japanese Canadians during and after World War II.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Obasan
Target entity description: Obasan is a landmark Canadian novel by Joy Kogawa that explores the internment and persecution of Japanese Canadians during and after World War II.
  • A. Inujima
    Inujima is a small Japanese island in the Seto Inland Sea known for its contemporary art installations, preserved industrial ruins, and role in the Setouchi Triennale art festival.
  • B. Snow Falling on Cedars
    Snow Falling on Cedars is a 1999 American film adaptation of David Guterson’s novel, blending courtroom drama and romantic tragedy against the backdrop of post–World War II anti-Japanese prejudice in the Pacific Northwest.
  • C. Sula
    Sula is a 1973 novel by American author Toni Morrison that explores Black female friendship, community, and identity in a small Ohio town.
  • D. Sula
    Sula is a coastal municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway, known for its fishing industry, maritime heritage, and scenic island landscapes.
  • E. The Lowland
    The Lowland is a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores the intertwined lives of two brothers from Calcutta against the backdrop of political upheaval and family tragedy.
  • 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_69bd4412524c8190be5bcc9ddee91848 completed March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd57d62a8481909d5d803a582c76a1 completed March 20, 2026, 2:21 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69bdb93e3c4081909348827b8b6990ab completed March 20, 2026, 9:16 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bdbe9f0fec8190aa42177fcd1b0f51 completed March 20, 2026, 9:39 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bdbf59f97c8190a7669e6459c42f16 completed March 20, 2026, 9:42 p.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:05 p.m.