Charles F. Hockett
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Charles F. Hockett was an American linguist best known for his work in structural linguistics and his influential formulation of the "design features" of human language.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charles Hockett | 2 |
| Charles F. Hockett canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14295768 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles F. Hockett Context triple: [Leonard Bloomfield, influenced, Charles F. Hockett]
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A.
Larry Hockett
Larry Hockett is the fictional pitching coach character portrayed by Robert Wuhl in the baseball film "Bull Durham."
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B.
Edward T. Foulkes
Edward T. Foulkes was an American architect known for designing prominent early 20th-century buildings, including notable residences and civic structures in the western United States.
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C.
Edward H. R. Lyman
Edward H. R. Lyman was a philanthropist and cultural patron known for establishing the Academy of Music Theatre in Northampton, Massachusetts.
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D.
Charles J. Hitch
Charles J. Hitch was an American economist and defense analyst who served as president of the University of California after a prominent career in government and academia.
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E.
Fred M. Wilcox
Fred M. Wilcox was an American film director best known for the science fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and the family film "Lassie Come Home."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles F. Hockett Target entity description: Charles F. Hockett was an American linguist best known for his work in structural linguistics and his influential formulation of the "design features" of human language.
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A.
Larry Hockett
Larry Hockett is the fictional pitching coach character portrayed by Robert Wuhl in the baseball film "Bull Durham."
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B.
Edward T. Foulkes
Edward T. Foulkes was an American architect known for designing prominent early 20th-century buildings, including notable residences and civic structures in the western United States.
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C.
Edward H. R. Lyman
Edward H. R. Lyman was a philanthropist and cultural patron known for establishing the Academy of Music Theatre in Northampton, Massachusetts.
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D.
Charles J. Hitch
Charles J. Hitch was an American economist and defense analyst who served as president of the University of California after a prominent career in government and academia.
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E.
Fred M. Wilcox
Fred M. Wilcox was an American film director best known for the science fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and the family film "Lassie Come Home."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Charles Hockett
this entity surface form:
Charles Hockett