Michael Silverstein
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Michael Silverstein was an influential American linguistic anthropologist known for his pioneering work on language ideology, indexicality, and the relationship between language, culture, and social life.
All labels observed (1)
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| Michael Silverstein canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20136472 — 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: Michael Silverstein Context triple: [Silverstein, hasNotableBearer, Michael Silverstein]
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A.
Marc Silverstein
Marc Silverstein is an American screenwriter and filmmaker known for co-writing popular romantic comedies such as "He's Just Not That Into You," "Never Been Kissed," and "How to Be Single."
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B.
Ian Silverstein
Ian Silverstein is a film editor known for his work on major visual-effects-driven productions such as the science fiction action film "Alita: Battle Angel."
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C.
Michael Feldman
Michael Feldman is an American political and communications strategist best known as the husband of television journalist Savannah Guthrie.
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D.
David Lanzenberg
David Lanzenberg is a film cinematographer known for his work on feature films such as "Paper Towns."
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E.
Michael Berman
Michael Berman is a writer and contributor known for his work published in George magazine.
- 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: Michael Silverstein Target entity description: Michael Silverstein was an influential American linguistic anthropologist known for his pioneering work on language ideology, indexicality, and the relationship between language, culture, and social life.
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A.
Marc Silverstein
Marc Silverstein is an American screenwriter and filmmaker known for co-writing popular romantic comedies such as "He's Just Not That Into You," "Never Been Kissed," and "How to Be Single."
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B.
Ian Silverstein
Ian Silverstein is a film editor known for his work on major visual-effects-driven productions such as the science fiction action film "Alita: Battle Angel."
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C.
Michael Feldman
Michael Feldman is an American political and communications strategist best known as the husband of television journalist Savannah Guthrie.
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D.
David Lanzenberg
David Lanzenberg is a film cinematographer known for his work on feature films such as "Paper Towns."
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E.
Michael Berman
Michael Berman is a writer and contributor known for his work published in George magazine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.