Dorothy C. Casterline
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Dorothy C. Casterline was a pioneering American linguist and deaf scholar who co-authored foundational research that established American Sign Language as a legitimate, structured language.
All labels observed (1)
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| Dorothy C. Casterline canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22571113 — 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: Dorothy C. Casterline Context triple: [William C. Stokoe, coAuthor, Dorothy C. Casterline]
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A.
Dorothy C. Stratton
Dorothy C. Stratton was a pioneering U.S. Coast Guard officer who served as the first director of the SPARS, the women's reserve during World War II, and later became a prominent advocate for women in higher education and public service.
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B.
Dorothy C. Cressman
Dorothy C. Cressman was the wife of American archaeologist and anthropologist Luther Cressman.
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C.
Dorothy Peterson
Dorothy Peterson was an American character actress active in the early to mid-20th century, known for her numerous supporting roles in Hollywood films.
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D.
Dorothy Yost
Dorothy Yost was an American screenwriter active during Hollywood’s early sound era, known for contributing to numerous studio films across genres.
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E.
Dorothy Arnold
Dorothy Arnold was a young American socialite whose mysterious 1910 disappearance in New York City became one of the era’s most famous unsolved missing-person cases.
- 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: Dorothy C. Casterline Target entity description: Dorothy C. Casterline was a pioneering American linguist and deaf scholar who co-authored foundational research that established American Sign Language as a legitimate, structured language.
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A.
Dorothy C. Stratton
Dorothy C. Stratton was a pioneering U.S. Coast Guard officer who served as the first director of the SPARS, the women's reserve during World War II, and later became a prominent advocate for women in higher education and public service.
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B.
Dorothy C. Cressman
Dorothy C. Cressman was the wife of American archaeologist and anthropologist Luther Cressman.
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C.
Dorothy Peterson
Dorothy Peterson was an American character actress active in the early to mid-20th century, known for her numerous supporting roles in Hollywood films.
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D.
Dorothy Yost
Dorothy Yost was an American screenwriter active during Hollywood’s early sound era, known for contributing to numerous studio films across genres.
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E.
Dorothy Arnold
Dorothy Arnold was a young American socialite whose mysterious 1910 disappearance in New York City became one of the era’s most famous unsolved missing-person cases.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.