Triple
T8875396
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Malcolm Ross |
E211265
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotablePublication |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian languages of Western Melanesia
"Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian languages of Western Melanesia" is a major linguistic study by Malcolm Ross that reconstructs Proto Oceanic and analyzes its relationship to the Austronesian languages spoken in Western Melanesia.
|
E762436
|
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: Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian languages of Western Melanesia | Statement: [Malcolm Ross, hasNotablePublication, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian languages of Western Melanesia]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian languages of Western Melanesia Context triple: [Malcolm Ross, hasNotablePublication, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian languages of Western Melanesia]
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A.
Lexicon of Proto Austronesian
Lexicon of Proto Austronesian is a comprehensive scholarly reference work reconstructing the vocabulary of the ancestral Austronesian language, authored by linguist Robert Blust.
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B.
Nuclear Malayo-Polynesian languages
Nuclear Malayo-Polynesian languages are a major subgroup of the Austronesian language family comprising numerous related languages spoken across much of Island Southeast Asia and the Pacific.
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C.
Austronesian Languages (book)
Austronesian Languages is a comprehensive scholarly book by linguist Robert Blust that surveys the history, structure, and classification of the Austronesian language family.
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D.
Western Malayo-Polynesian languages
Western Malayo-Polynesian languages are a major subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in western Island Southeast Asia and parts of mainland Asia, including languages such as Tagalog, Javanese, and Malay.
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E.
Papuan languages of the Solomon Islands
The Papuan languages of the Solomon Islands are a small group of non-Austronesian languages spoken in the Solomon Islands, distinct from the region’s dominant Oceanic languages and representing some of its oldest linguistic layers.
- 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: Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian languages of Western Melanesia Triple: [Malcolm Ross, hasNotablePublication, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian languages of Western Melanesia]
Generated description
"Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian languages of Western Melanesia" is a major linguistic study by Malcolm Ross that reconstructs Proto Oceanic and analyzes its relationship to the Austronesian languages spoken in Western Melanesia.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian languages of Western Melanesia Target entity description: "Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian languages of Western Melanesia" is a major linguistic study by Malcolm Ross that reconstructs Proto Oceanic and analyzes its relationship to the Austronesian languages spoken in Western Melanesia.
-
A.
Lexicon of Proto Austronesian
Lexicon of Proto Austronesian is a comprehensive scholarly reference work reconstructing the vocabulary of the ancestral Austronesian language, authored by linguist Robert Blust.
-
B.
Nuclear Malayo-Polynesian languages
Nuclear Malayo-Polynesian languages are a major subgroup of the Austronesian language family comprising numerous related languages spoken across much of Island Southeast Asia and the Pacific.
-
C.
Austronesian Languages (book)
Austronesian Languages is a comprehensive scholarly book by linguist Robert Blust that surveys the history, structure, and classification of the Austronesian language family.
-
D.
Western Malayo-Polynesian languages
Western Malayo-Polynesian languages are a major subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in western Island Southeast Asia and parts of mainland Asia, including languages such as Tagalog, Javanese, and Malay.
-
E.
Papuan languages of the Solomon Islands
The Papuan languages of the Solomon Islands are a small group of non-Austronesian languages spoken in the Solomon Islands, distinct from the region’s dominant Oceanic languages and representing some of its oldest linguistic layers.
- 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_69ca838e78748190934d82db3104f855 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc614565788190aa14535760df88c8 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:05 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cfa0fbc6d4819084a7d77c1f918233 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 11:14 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cfa1c0b9c48190b4c8d872a721386a |
completed | April 3, 2026, 11:17 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cfa223fee88190ae9ff65a95a50700 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 11:19 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:52 p.m.