Triple

T9655123

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Paul Postal	`E233428`	entity
Predicate	notableWork	`P4`	FINISHED
Object	Skeptical Linguistic Essays Skeptical Linguistic Essays is a collection of critical papers by linguist Paul Postal that challenges key assumptions and methodologies in generative grammar and contemporary linguistic theory.	`E812446`	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: Skeptical Linguistic Essays | Statement: [Paul Postal, notableWork, Skeptical Linguistic Essays]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Skeptical Linguistic Essays
Context triple: [Paul Postal, notableWork, Skeptical Linguistic Essays]

A. On Language
On Language is a popular collection of William Safire’s witty and insightful columns exploring usage, grammar, and the evolution of the English language.
B. The Principles of Linguistic Philosophy
The Principles of Linguistic Philosophy is a posthumously published work by philosopher Friedrich Waismann that develops a detailed, Wittgenstein-influenced approach to understanding philosophical problems through the analysis of ordinary language.
C. The Oxford Handbook of Linguistic Minimalism
The Oxford Handbook of Linguistic Minimalism is a comprehensive scholarly volume that surveys and advances research within the Minimalist Program in generative syntax, featuring contributions from leading linguists in the field.
D. Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech
"Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech" is a foundational 1921 work in linguistics that systematically explores the nature, structure, and function of human language.
E. The Status of Linguistics as a Science
The Status of Linguistics as a Science is a seminal 1929 essay by Edward Sapir that argues for linguistics as a rigorous, autonomous scientific discipline and explores its methods and scope.
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: Skeptical Linguistic Essays
Triple: [Paul Postal, notableWork, Skeptical Linguistic Essays]

Generated description

Skeptical Linguistic Essays is a collection of critical papers by linguist Paul Postal that challenges key assumptions and methodologies in generative grammar and contemporary linguistic theory.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Skeptical Linguistic Essays
Target entity description: Skeptical Linguistic Essays is a collection of critical papers by linguist Paul Postal that challenges key assumptions and methodologies in generative grammar and contemporary linguistic theory.

A. On Language
On Language is a popular collection of William Safire’s witty and insightful columns exploring usage, grammar, and the evolution of the English language.
B. The Principles of Linguistic Philosophy
The Principles of Linguistic Philosophy is a posthumously published work by philosopher Friedrich Waismann that develops a detailed, Wittgenstein-influenced approach to understanding philosophical problems through the analysis of ordinary language.
C. The Oxford Handbook of Linguistic Minimalism
The Oxford Handbook of Linguistic Minimalism is a comprehensive scholarly volume that surveys and advances research within the Minimalist Program in generative syntax, featuring contributions from leading linguists in the field.
D. Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech
"Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech" is a foundational 1921 work in linguistics that systematically explores the nature, structure, and function of human language.
E. The Status of Linguistics as a Science
The Status of Linguistics as a Science is a seminal 1929 essay by Edward Sapir that argues for linguistics as a rigorous, autonomous scientific discipline and explores its methods and scope.
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_69ca848c1ba88190b84b410cd14627fc`	completed	March 30, 2026, 2:11 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69cd9bdbdd948190a4545a5df0f7af77`	completed	April 1, 2026, 10:27 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69d18270dee481909c8d2de1fafdaf5b`	completed	April 4, 2026, 9:28 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69d18324756c819089eb7edc107ed8b2`	completed	April 4, 2026, 9:31 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69d1856b88908190a787765e1d8f001f`	completed	April 4, 2026, 9:40 p.m.

Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:13 p.m.