Triple

T9466647
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject MIT Linguistics Section E228287 entity
Predicate notableFaculty P141 FINISHED
Object David Pesetsky
David Pesetsky is an influential American linguist known for his work in syntax and the syntax-semantics interface, particularly within the generative grammar tradition.
E800844 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: David Pesetsky | Statement: [MIT Linguistics Section, notableFaculty, David Pesetsky]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Pesetsky
Context triple: [MIT Linguistics Section, notableFaculty, David Pesetsky]
  • A. Michael Kenstowicz
    Michael Kenstowicz is an American linguist and phonologist known for his influential work on generative phonology and for co-authoring widely used textbooks in the field.
  • B. Geoffrey Pullum
    Geoffrey Pullum is a British-American linguist and professor known for his influential work in syntax, his co-authorship of *The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language*, and his outspoken critiques of various generative grammar theories.
  • C. Ray Jackendoff
    Ray Jackendoff is an American linguist and cognitive scientist known for his influential work on generative grammar, the interface between syntax and semantics, and the architecture of the language faculty.
  • D. Norbert Hornstein
    Norbert Hornstein is an American linguist and syntactician known for his influential work in generative grammar and his advocacy of minimalist approaches to linguistic theory.
  • E. Paul Kiparsky
    Paul Kiparsky is a prominent linguist known for his influential work in generative phonology and historical linguistics.
  • 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: David Pesetsky
Triple: [MIT Linguistics Section, notableFaculty, David Pesetsky]
Generated description
David Pesetsky is an influential American linguist known for his work in syntax and the syntax-semantics interface, particularly within the generative grammar tradition.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Pesetsky
Target entity description: David Pesetsky is an influential American linguist known for his work in syntax and the syntax-semantics interface, particularly within the generative grammar tradition.
  • A. Michael Kenstowicz
    Michael Kenstowicz is an American linguist and phonologist known for his influential work on generative phonology and for co-authoring widely used textbooks in the field.
  • B. Geoffrey Pullum
    Geoffrey Pullum is a British-American linguist and professor known for his influential work in syntax, his co-authorship of *The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language*, and his outspoken critiques of various generative grammar theories.
  • C. Ray Jackendoff
    Ray Jackendoff is an American linguist and cognitive scientist known for his influential work on generative grammar, the interface between syntax and semantics, and the architecture of the language faculty.
  • D. Norbert Hornstein
    Norbert Hornstein is an American linguist and syntactician known for his influential work in generative grammar and his advocacy of minimalist approaches to linguistic theory.
  • E. Paul Kiparsky
    Paul Kiparsky is a prominent linguist known for his influential work in generative phonology and historical linguistics.
  • 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_69ca846fee388190a6ec273fd644b88b completed March 30, 2026, 2:10 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cd7fdc08f08190ad17de08d2c2eca2 completed April 1, 2026, 8:28 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d122ba3d948190a3fa947cd3cad63b completed April 4, 2026, 2:39 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d123bc10b88190bd8f5a543d32c788 completed April 4, 2026, 2:44 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d1243ba18881909c2adf7c0b4b93b8 completed April 4, 2026, 2:46 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:53 p.m.