Triple
T169285
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | B. F. Skinner |
E3082
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Verbal Behavior
Verbal Behavior is B. F. Skinner’s influential book that applies the principles of behaviorism to the analysis and explanation of human language.
|
E21050
|
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: Verbal Behavior | Statement: [B. F. Skinner, notableWork, Verbal Behavior]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Verbal Behavior Context triple: [B. F. Skinner, notableWork, Verbal Behavior]
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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.
Syntactic Structures
Syntactic Structures is a landmark 1957 book by linguist Noam Chomsky that revolutionized the study of language by introducing generative grammar and challenging behaviorist views of linguistics.
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C.
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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D.
Über die Verschiedenheit des menschlichen Sprachbaues
Über die Verschiedenheit des menschlichen Sprachbaues is a seminal linguistic-philosophical work by Wilhelm von Humboldt that explores the diversity of human language structures and their relation to thought and culture.
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E.
Aspects of the Theory of Syntax
Aspects of the Theory of Syntax is a seminal 1965 book by linguist Noam Chomsky that helped establish generative grammar as a central framework in theoretical linguistics.
- 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: Verbal Behavior Triple: [B. F. Skinner, notableWork, Verbal Behavior]
Generated description
Verbal Behavior is B. F. Skinner’s influential book that applies the principles of behaviorism to the analysis and explanation of human language.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Verbal Behavior Target entity description: Verbal Behavior is B. F. Skinner’s influential book that applies the principles of behaviorism to the analysis and explanation of human language.
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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.
Syntactic Structures
Syntactic Structures is a landmark 1957 book by linguist Noam Chomsky that revolutionized the study of language by introducing generative grammar and challenging behaviorist views of linguistics.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
Über die Verschiedenheit des menschlichen Sprachbaues
Über die Verschiedenheit des menschlichen Sprachbaues is a seminal linguistic-philosophical work by Wilhelm von Humboldt that explores the diversity of human language structures and their relation to thought and culture.
-
E.
Aspects of the Theory of Syntax
Aspects of the Theory of Syntax is a seminal 1965 book by linguist Noam Chomsky that helped establish generative grammar as a central framework in theoretical linguistics.
- 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_69a2524ce1e48190ab066bf72859f474 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:26 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a258b6f4f88190b1264bbbeb19a29e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:53 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a2e0f8bf748190b2752f250a63d8e3 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:35 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2e16a3c088190a7ed30c60da89e6e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:36 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a2e2a9c8608190a65a4a3b80cd6970 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:42 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:34 a.m.