Kie Zuraw
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Kie Zuraw is a linguist known for her work in phonology and probabilistic grammar, particularly within the framework of Optimality Theory.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kie Zuraw canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7690516 — 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: Kie Zuraw Context triple: [Donca Steriade, notableStudent, Kie Zuraw]
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A.
Jean Graczyk
Jean Graczyk was a prominent French professional road cyclist of the 1950s and 1960s, known especially for his sprinting ability and multiple Tour de France stage victories.
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B.
Sam Kiszka
Sam Kiszka is an American bassist and keyboardist best known as a founding member of the rock band Greta Van Fleet.
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C.
Kevin Sierzega
Kevin Sierzega is a musician best known as a member of the punk rock band Squirtgun.
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D.
John Zaremba
John Zaremba was an American character actor known for his frequent roles in 1950s–1960s science fiction films and television series.
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E.
Andrew Bryniarski
Andrew Bryniarski is an American actor and former bodybuilder best known for playing imposing, physically intimidating characters in films such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) and its prequel.
- 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: Kie Zuraw Target entity description: Kie Zuraw is a linguist known for her work in phonology and probabilistic grammar, particularly within the framework of Optimality Theory.
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A.
Jean Graczyk
Jean Graczyk was a prominent French professional road cyclist of the 1950s and 1960s, known especially for his sprinting ability and multiple Tour de France stage victories.
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B.
Sam Kiszka
Sam Kiszka is an American bassist and keyboardist best known as a founding member of the rock band Greta Van Fleet.
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C.
Kevin Sierzega
Kevin Sierzega is a musician best known as a member of the punk rock band Squirtgun.
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D.
John Zaremba
John Zaremba was an American character actor known for his frequent roles in 1950s–1960s science fiction films and television series.
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E.
Andrew Bryniarski
Andrew Bryniarski is an American actor and former bodybuilder best known for playing imposing, physically intimidating characters in films such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) and its prequel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | linguist ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of probabilistic approaches to Optimality Theory
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modeling of lexical variation in phonology ⓘ understanding of gradient phonotactic restrictions ⓘ |
| employer | University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| field |
Optimality Theory
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phonology ⓘ probabilistic grammar ⓘ |
| hasAcademicRole | faculty member at UCLA Linguistics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
applications of Optimality Theory
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work on phonology ⓘ work on probabilistic grammar ⓘ |
| languageAreaStudied | Tagalog ⓘ |
| languageFamilyStudied | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | professor of linguistics ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Austronesian phonology
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Tagalog phonology ⓘ learned phonotactic patterns ⓘ lexical statistics in phonology ⓘ phonotactics ⓘ probabilistic phonology ⓘ variation in phonological patterns ⓘ |
| usesFramework | Optimality Theory ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
corpus-based methods in phonology
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experimental methods in phonology ⓘ statistical modeling of linguistic patterns ⓘ |
| workInstitution | Department of Linguistics, University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kie Zuraw Description of subject: Kie Zuraw is a linguist known for her work in phonology and probabilistic grammar, particularly within the framework of Optimality Theory.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.