Triple
T5690550
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Middle Chinese |
E125417
|
entity |
| Predicate | reconstructedBy |
P972
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Edwin G. Pulleyblank
Edwin G. Pulleyblank was a prominent Canadian sinologist and historical linguist known for his influential reconstructions of Middle Chinese phonology and major contributions to the study of Chinese historical linguistics.
|
E552601
|
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: Edwin G. Pulleyblank | Statement: [Middle Chinese, reconstructedBy, Edwin G. Pulleyblank]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edwin G. Pulleyblank Context triple: [Middle Chinese, reconstructedBy, Edwin G. Pulleyblank]
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A.
F. William Sievers
F. William Sievers was an American sculptor known for creating prominent public monuments and memorials, particularly in the early 20th century.
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B.
Harrison Hayford
Harrison Hayford was an American literary scholar and Melville specialist best known for his authoritative editorial work on Herman Melville’s writings.
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C.
Harry Rapf
Harry Rapf was an American film producer and studio executive best known for his prolific work at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during the early to mid-20th century.
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D.
Robert Blust
Robert Blust was an influential American linguist and Austronesian specialist known for his extensive comparative and historical work on the languages of the Pacific and Southeast Asia.
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E.
Robert G. Bratcher
Robert G. Bratcher was an American Bible scholar and translator best known as the principal translator of the Good News Bible (Today’s English Version).
- 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: Edwin G. Pulleyblank Triple: [Middle Chinese, reconstructedBy, Edwin G. Pulleyblank]
Generated description
Edwin G. Pulleyblank was a prominent Canadian sinologist and historical linguist known for his influential reconstructions of Middle Chinese phonology and major contributions to the study of Chinese historical linguistics.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edwin G. Pulleyblank Target entity description: Edwin G. Pulleyblank was a prominent Canadian sinologist and historical linguist known for his influential reconstructions of Middle Chinese phonology and major contributions to the study of Chinese historical linguistics.
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A.
F. William Sievers
F. William Sievers was an American sculptor known for creating prominent public monuments and memorials, particularly in the early 20th century.
-
B.
Harrison Hayford
Harrison Hayford was an American literary scholar and Melville specialist best known for his authoritative editorial work on Herman Melville’s writings.
-
C.
Harry Rapf
Harry Rapf was an American film producer and studio executive best known for his prolific work at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during the early to mid-20th century.
-
D.
Robert Blust
Robert Blust was an influential American linguist and Austronesian specialist known for his extensive comparative and historical work on the languages of the Pacific and Southeast Asia.
-
E.
Robert G. Bratcher
Robert G. Bratcher was an American Bible scholar and translator best known as the principal translator of the Good News Bible (Today’s English Version).
- 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_69c0082bb19c8190823a4facd3cba79b |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c023e340a08190b6175fad3e9a32b6 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:16 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c0b0ade6648190b29c64f83ceed326 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 3:17 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c0b1c9ebdc819089752d150b584a6f |
completed | March 23, 2026, 3:21 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c0b27981848190a5b7c618044241b0 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 3:24 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:44 p.m.