linguist Douglas R. Parks
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Douglas R. Parks was an American linguist and anthropologist known for his extensive documentation and preservation of Native American languages, particularly those of the Plains, including Arikara.
All labels observed (1)
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| linguist Douglas R. Parks canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23396374 — 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: linguist Douglas R. Parks Context triple: [Arikara language, documentedBy, linguist Douglas R. Parks]
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A.
William Labov
William Labov is an American linguist regarded as a founder of modern sociolinguistics, known for his influential empirical studies of language variation and change in English.
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B.
linguist Gordon M. Day
Gordon M. Day was a linguist and ethnographer known for his extensive documentation and preservation of the Western Abenaki language and culture.
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C.
linguist Roland B. Dixon
Roland B. Dixon was an American anthropologist and linguist known for his influential work on Native American languages and cultures, particularly in California.
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D.
linguist Karl V. Teeter
Karl V. Teeter was an American linguist known for his work on Native American languages, particularly in documenting and analyzing endangered Algonquian and related languages.
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E.
linguist David Mead
David Mead is a linguist specializing in Austronesian languages, particularly the Celebic subgroup, with notable work in historical and comparative linguistics.
- 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: linguist Douglas R. Parks Target entity description: Douglas R. Parks was an American linguist and anthropologist known for his extensive documentation and preservation of Native American languages, particularly those of the Plains, including Arikara.
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A.
William Labov
William Labov is an American linguist regarded as a founder of modern sociolinguistics, known for his influential empirical studies of language variation and change in English.
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B.
linguist Gordon M. Day
Gordon M. Day was a linguist and ethnographer known for his extensive documentation and preservation of the Western Abenaki language and culture.
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C.
linguist Roland B. Dixon
Roland B. Dixon was an American anthropologist and linguist known for his influential work on Native American languages and cultures, particularly in California.
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D.
linguist Karl V. Teeter
Karl V. Teeter was an American linguist known for his work on Native American languages, particularly in documenting and analyzing endangered Algonquian and related languages.
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E.
linguist David Mead
David Mead is a linguist specializing in Austronesian languages, particularly the Celebic subgroup, with notable work in historical and comparative linguistics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.