Triple
T1264686
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Edward Sapir |
E12573
|
entity |
| Predicate | knownFor |
P22
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sapir–Whorf hypothesis
The Sapir–Whorf hypothesis is a linguistic theory proposing that the structure of a language influences or determines its speakers’ perception, thought, and worldview.
|
E145269
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Sapir–Whorf hypothesis | Statement: [Edward Sapir, knownFor, Sapir–Whorf hypothesis]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sapir–Whorf hypothesis Context triple: [Edward Sapir, knownFor, Sapir–Whorf hypothesis]
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A.
Language and Mind
Language and Mind is a collection of influential essays by Noam Chomsky that explores the nature of language, human cognition, and their implications for philosophy and psychology.
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B.
Cartesian Linguistics
Cartesian Linguistics is a 1966 book by Noam Chomsky that explores the historical roots of modern linguistics in rationalist philosophy, particularly the Cartesian tradition.
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C.
The Language of Thought
The Language of Thought is a seminal philosophical and cognitive science work by Jerry Fodor that argues for an innate, mental "language" underlying human thought and reasoning.
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D.
Bloomfieldian structuralism
Bloomfieldian structuralism is a behaviorist, empiricist approach to linguistics that analyzes language through distributional patterns of observable forms, emphasizing description over innate mental structures.
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E.
Treatise on the Origin of Language
Treatise on the Origin of Language is an influential 18th-century philosophical work that explores the natural, cultural, and historical origins of human language.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Sapir–Whorf hypothesis Triple: [Edward Sapir, knownFor, Sapir–Whorf hypothesis]
Generated description
The Sapir–Whorf hypothesis is a linguistic theory proposing that the structure of a language influences or determines its speakers’ perception, thought, and worldview.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sapir–Whorf hypothesis Target entity description: The Sapir–Whorf hypothesis is a linguistic theory proposing that the structure of a language influences or determines its speakers’ perception, thought, and worldview.
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A.
Language and Mind
Language and Mind is a collection of influential essays by Noam Chomsky that explores the nature of language, human cognition, and their implications for philosophy and psychology.
-
B.
Cartesian Linguistics
Cartesian Linguistics is a 1966 book by Noam Chomsky that explores the historical roots of modern linguistics in rationalist philosophy, particularly the Cartesian tradition.
-
C.
The Language of Thought
The Language of Thought is a seminal philosophical and cognitive science work by Jerry Fodor that argues for an innate, mental "language" underlying human thought and reasoning.
-
D.
Bloomfieldian structuralism
Bloomfieldian structuralism is a behaviorist, empiricist approach to linguistics that analyzes language through distributional patterns of observable forms, emphasizing description over innate mental structures.
-
E.
Treatise on the Origin of Language
Treatise on the Origin of Language is an influential 18th-century philosophical work that explores the natural, cultural, and historical origins of human language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a4933352e08190ac617291985e76c0 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c03573a48190b5851f0a734c2d6f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:39 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac9984c21c8190a1cec6c9d2df217a |
completed | March 7, 2026, 9:32 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac9a6c81548190a1647ef797355d53 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 9:36 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac9ac980f48190a23da8b222ec7601 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:50 p.m.