Triple
T2356935
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tai–Kadai languages |
E47577
|
entity |
| Predicate | languageBranchOf |
P1967
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Austro-Tai hypothesis
The Austro-Tai hypothesis is a proposed macro-family in historical linguistics that suggests a genetic relationship between the Tai–Kadai languages and the Austronesian language family.
|
E257941
|
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: Austro-Tai hypothesis | Statement: [Tai–Kadai languages, languageBranchOf, Austro-Tai hypothesis]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Austro-Tai hypothesis Context triple: [Tai–Kadai languages, languageBranchOf, Austro-Tai hypothesis]
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A.
Proto-Austroasiatic
Proto-Austroasiatic is the hypothesized common ancestor language from which all modern Austroasiatic languages, such as Khmer, Vietnamese, and Mon, are believed to have descended.
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B.
Altaic languages (proposed)
Altaic languages (proposed) is a controversial hypothetical language family that groups together Turkic, Mongolic, Tungusic, and sometimes Koreanic and Japonic languages, primarily spoken across northern and central Asia.
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C.
Kurgan hypothesis
The Kurgan hypothesis is a leading theory that locates the Proto-Indo-European homeland in the Pontic–Caspian steppe and explains the spread of Indo-European languages through the expansion of early steppe pastoralist cultures.
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D.
Austronesian alignment
Austronesian alignment is a morphosyntactic alignment system, common in many Philippine and related languages, where verbal voice and focus mark different core arguments in ways that do not fit neatly into standard nominative–accusative or ergative–absolutive patterns.
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E.
Transeurasian languages
Transeurasian languages are a proposed macro-family of languages stretching from Eastern Europe across Siberia to East Asia, hypothesized to include Turkic, Mongolic, Tungusic, Koreanic, and Japonic.
- 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: Austro-Tai hypothesis Triple: [Tai–Kadai languages, languageBranchOf, Austro-Tai hypothesis]
Generated description
The Austro-Tai hypothesis is a proposed macro-family in historical linguistics that suggests a genetic relationship between the Tai–Kadai languages and the Austronesian language family.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Austro-Tai hypothesis Target entity description: The Austro-Tai hypothesis is a proposed macro-family in historical linguistics that suggests a genetic relationship between the Tai–Kadai languages and the Austronesian language family.
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A.
Proto-Austroasiatic
Proto-Austroasiatic is the hypothesized common ancestor language from which all modern Austroasiatic languages, such as Khmer, Vietnamese, and Mon, are believed to have descended.
-
B.
Altaic languages (proposed)
Altaic languages (proposed) is a controversial hypothetical language family that groups together Turkic, Mongolic, Tungusic, and sometimes Koreanic and Japonic languages, primarily spoken across northern and central Asia.
-
C.
Kurgan hypothesis
The Kurgan hypothesis is a leading theory that locates the Proto-Indo-European homeland in the Pontic–Caspian steppe and explains the spread of Indo-European languages through the expansion of early steppe pastoralist cultures.
-
D.
Austronesian alignment
Austronesian alignment is a morphosyntactic alignment system, common in many Philippine and related languages, where verbal voice and focus mark different core arguments in ways that do not fit neatly into standard nominative–accusative or ergative–absolutive patterns.
-
E.
Transeurasian languages
Transeurasian languages are a proposed macro-family of languages stretching from Eastern Europe across Siberia to East Asia, hypothesized to include Turkic, Mongolic, Tungusic, Koreanic, and Japonic.
- 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_69a88a1b678c8190bce986922ba60ce0 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc71e0c68819082eebd80721abcc1 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:35 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae9638ef948190adf945aba42fac76 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 9:43 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae96fc0b508190b1da6aa41cddc488 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 9:46 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae977e539c81909cef638cc61e5ec1 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 9:48 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:54 p.m.