Terrence Kaufman
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Terrence Kaufman was an influential American linguist known for his extensive work on indigenous languages of the Americas, particularly in Mesoamerica.
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| Terrence Kaufman canonical | 5 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Terrence Kaufman Context triple: [Mexican Penutian languages, studiedBy, Terrence Kaufman]
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A.
Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell
Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell is a manipulative, sadistic, and cunning career criminal who serves as one of the primary antagonists throughout the television series Prison Break.
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B.
Demond Wilson
Demond Wilson is an American actor and author best known for his role as Lamont Sanford on the 1970s sitcom "Sanford and Son."
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C.
Jim Barksdale
Jim Barksdale is an American business executive best known for serving as CEO of Netscape during the early commercial growth of the internet.
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D.
Terry Kimple
Terry Kimple is a fictional character from the animated television series "The Cleveland Show," known as one of Cleveland Brown Jr.'s friends.
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E.
Memphis Raines
Memphis Raines is the master car thief protagonist of the 2000 action film "Gone in 60 Seconds," known for his high-speed heists and leadership of a skilled crew.
- 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: Terrence Kaufman Target entity description: Terrence Kaufman was an influential American linguist known for his extensive work on indigenous languages of the Americas, particularly in Mesoamerica.
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A.
Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell
Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell is a manipulative, sadistic, and cunning career criminal who serves as one of the primary antagonists throughout the television series Prison Break.
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B.
Demond Wilson
Demond Wilson is an American actor and author best known for his role as Lamont Sanford on the 1970s sitcom "Sanford and Son."
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C.
Jim Barksdale
Jim Barksdale is an American business executive best known for serving as CEO of Netscape during the early commercial growth of the internet.
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D.
Terry Kimple
Terry Kimple is a fictional character from the animated television series "The Cleveland Show," known as one of Cleveland Brown Jr.'s friends.
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E.
Memphis Raines
Memphis Raines is the master car thief protagonist of the 2000 action film "Gone in 60 Seconds," known for his high-speed heists and leadership of a skilled crew.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American linguist
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human ⓘ linguist ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
Central America
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Mesoamerica ⓘ indigenous communities of Mexico ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
classification of Mesoamerican language families
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reconstruction of Proto-Mayan ⓘ reconstruction of Proto-Mixe–Zoquean ⓘ theory of Mesoamerica as a linguistic area ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| employer | University of Pittsburgh ⓘ |
| familyName | Kaufman ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Mesoamerican linguistics
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anthropological linguistics ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ indigenous languages of the Americas ⓘ language classification ⓘ language documentation ⓘ linguistics ⓘ sociolinguistics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Terrence ⓘ |
| influenced |
Mesoamerican linguistics
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documentation of indigenous languages of the Americas ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Mesoamerican Language Documentation Project
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Mesoamerican Languages Project at the University of Pittsburgh ⓘ
linked to:
Mesoamerican Language Documentation Project
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| languageStudied |
Mayan languages
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Mixe–Zoquean languages ⓘ Otomanguean languages ⓘ
linked to:
Oto-Manguean languages
Quichean languages ⓘ
linked to:
Quichean–Mamean languages
Tzeltal ⓘ
linked to:
Tzeltal language
Tzotzil ⓘ Uto-Aztecan languages ⓘ
linked to:
Uto-Aztecan
|
| name | Terrence Kaufman ⓘ |
| notableFor |
documentation of endangered languages
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reconstruction of proto-languages in Mesoamerica ⓘ research on Mayan languages ⓘ research on Mesoamerican languages ⓘ research on Mixe–Zoquean languages ⓘ research on Otomanguean languages ⓘ work on language contact in Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| notableWork |
publications on Mesoamerican language contact
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studies on Mayan historical linguistics ⓘ |
| occupation |
professor
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researcher ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
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