Triple

T20179599
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Tikopia E492689 entity
Predicate studiedInWork P770 FINISHED
Object We, the Tikopia (by Raymond Firth)
"We, the Tikopia" is a classic ethnographic monograph by anthropologist Raymond Firth that provides an in-depth study of the social structure, culture, and daily life of the Polynesian people of Tikopia.
E1417233 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: We, the Tikopia (by Raymond Firth) | Statement: [Tikopia, studiedInWork, We, the Tikopia (by Raymond Firth)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: We, the Tikopia (by Raymond Firth)
Context triple: [Tikopia, studiedInWork, We, the Tikopia (by Raymond Firth)]
  • A. The Sexual Life of Savages in North-Western Melanesia
    The Sexual Life of Savages in North-Western Melanesia is a classic ethnographic work by anthropologist Bronisław Malinowski that examines the intimate, social, and cultural practices of the Trobriand Islanders.
  • B. Argonauts of the Western Pacific
    Argonauts of the Western Pacific is a landmark ethnographic study by anthropologist Bronisław Malinowski that pioneered participant observation through its detailed account of the Kula exchange system in the Trobriand Islands.
  • C. Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies
    Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies is a landmark anthropological study by Margaret Mead that examines gender roles and cultural variation through fieldwork in three New Guinea societies.
  • D. Margaret Mead and Samoa: The Making and Unmaking of an Anthropological Myth
    "Margaret Mead and Samoa: The Making and Unmaking of an Anthropological Myth" is Derek Freeman’s controversial critique of Margaret Mead’s Samoan fieldwork and conclusions, challenging her influential portrayal of Samoan adolescence and culture.
  • E. Coming of Age in Samoa
    Coming of Age in Samoa is a landmark 1928 anthropological study by Margaret Mead that examines Samoan adolescence to challenge Western assumptions about human development and culture.
  • 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: We, the Tikopia (by Raymond Firth)
Triple: [Tikopia, studiedInWork, We, the Tikopia (by Raymond Firth)]
Generated description
"We, the Tikopia" is a classic ethnographic monograph by anthropologist Raymond Firth that provides an in-depth study of the social structure, culture, and daily life of the Polynesian people of Tikopia.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: We, the Tikopia (by Raymond Firth)
Target entity description: "We, the Tikopia" is a classic ethnographic monograph by anthropologist Raymond Firth that provides an in-depth study of the social structure, culture, and daily life of the Polynesian people of Tikopia.
  • A. The Sexual Life of Savages in North-Western Melanesia
    The Sexual Life of Savages in North-Western Melanesia is a classic ethnographic work by anthropologist Bronisław Malinowski that examines the intimate, social, and cultural practices of the Trobriand Islanders.
  • B. Argonauts of the Western Pacific
    Argonauts of the Western Pacific is a landmark ethnographic study by anthropologist Bronisław Malinowski that pioneered participant observation through its detailed account of the Kula exchange system in the Trobriand Islands.
  • C. Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies
    Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies is a landmark anthropological study by Margaret Mead that examines gender roles and cultural variation through fieldwork in three New Guinea societies.
  • D. Margaret Mead and Samoa: The Making and Unmaking of an Anthropological Myth
    "Margaret Mead and Samoa: The Making and Unmaking of an Anthropological Myth" is Derek Freeman’s controversial critique of Margaret Mead’s Samoan fieldwork and conclusions, challenging her influential portrayal of Samoan adolescence and culture.
  • E. Coming of Age in Samoa
    Coming of Age in Samoa is a landmark 1928 anthropological study by Margaret Mead that examines Samoan adolescence to challenge Western assumptions about human development and culture.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: studiedInWork
Context triple: [Tikopia, studiedInWork, We, the Tikopia (by Raymond Firth)]
  • A. educationLocation
    Indicates the place or institution where an entity received education or underwent formal learning.
  • B. studiedUnder
    Indicates that one entity received instruction, training, or mentorship from another, typically in an academic or apprenticeship context.
  • C. isStudiedIn chosen
    Indicates that a subject (such as a topic, field, or phenomenon) is examined, researched, or learned about within a particular context, environment, or discipline.
  • D. workInstitution
    Indicates that an entity is employed by or works at a particular institution.
  • E. hasEducationIn
    Indicates that an entity has received education, training, or formal study in a specified field, subject, or discipline.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69da6268a034819081cbd9ea5a1c9475 completed April 11, 2026, 3:02 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e668edf27881909820f9103e72533e completed April 20, 2026, 5:57 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a083c7b9fa08190bbf3c3da21ab21ba completed May 16, 2026, 9:44 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a084094eccc8190834a1335f3b70411 completed May 16, 2026, 10:01 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0841a3f8e0819099c13e76d5f4285d completed May 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69e55b0c11cc8190836d1eee5945f000 completed April 19, 2026, 10:45 p.m.
Created at: April 11, 2026, 11:36 p.m.