Triple
T17040982
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Michael Tomasello |
E413444
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Origins of Human Communication
Origins of Human Communication is a scholarly book by Michael Tomasello that explores how human language and communicative abilities evolved from primate social cognition and cooperative behaviors.
|
E1247511
|
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: Origins of Human Communication | Statement: [Michael Tomasello, notableWork, Origins of Human Communication]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Origins of Human Communication Context triple: [Michael Tomasello, notableWork, Origins of Human Communication]
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A.
On the Origin of Language
On the Origin of Language is a 19th-century work by philologist Hensleigh Wedgwood that explores the origins and development of human speech and linguistic forms.
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B.
Communication and the Evolution of Society
Communication and the Evolution of Society is a seminal work by Jürgen Habermas that develops his theory of communicative action and explores how language and communication shape social evolution and modern society.
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C.
Language as a Window into Human Nature
"Language as a Window into Human Nature" is the subtitle of Steven Pinker's book *The Stuff of Thought*, which explores how language reveals the structure of human thought, emotion, and social relationships.
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D.
Toward Ethnographies of Communication
Toward Ethnographies of Communication is a foundational scholarly work in linguistic anthropology and sociolinguistics that helped establish the ethnography of communication as a key approach to studying language use in social context.
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E.
Foundations of Language
Foundations of Language is a major theoretical work by linguist Ray Jackendoff that proposes an integrated, cognitive-science-based account of how linguistic structure relates to meaning, perception, and the mind.
- 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: Origins of Human Communication Triple: [Michael Tomasello, notableWork, Origins of Human Communication]
Generated description
Origins of Human Communication is a scholarly book by Michael Tomasello that explores how human language and communicative abilities evolved from primate social cognition and cooperative behaviors.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Origins of Human Communication Target entity description: Origins of Human Communication is a scholarly book by Michael Tomasello that explores how human language and communicative abilities evolved from primate social cognition and cooperative behaviors.
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A.
On the Origin of Language
On the Origin of Language is a 19th-century work by philologist Hensleigh Wedgwood that explores the origins and development of human speech and linguistic forms.
-
B.
Communication and the Evolution of Society
Communication and the Evolution of Society is a seminal work by Jürgen Habermas that develops his theory of communicative action and explores how language and communication shape social evolution and modern society.
-
C.
Language as a Window into Human Nature
"Language as a Window into Human Nature" is the subtitle of Steven Pinker's book *The Stuff of Thought*, which explores how language reveals the structure of human thought, emotion, and social relationships.
-
D.
Toward Ethnographies of Communication
Toward Ethnographies of Communication is a foundational scholarly work in linguistic anthropology and sociolinguistics that helped establish the ethnography of communication as a key approach to studying language use in social context.
-
E.
Foundations of Language
Foundations of Language is a major theoretical work by linguist Ray Jackendoff that proposes an integrated, cognitive-science-based account of how linguistic structure relates to meaning, perception, and the mind.
- 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_69d886cd18288190b006abab23f811b7 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3d8f6a0c08190a838279b83b55b72 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 7:18 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a012338a95c8190951db96209edb61a |
completed | May 11, 2026, 12:30 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a01241510048190ae1c459873f8a587 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 12:34 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0124e389908190b2ee3121be2c9383 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 12:37 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:33 a.m.