Triple
T3327232
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John R. Rickford |
E69943
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Variation, Versatility and Change in African American English
"Variation, Versatility and Change in African American English" is a scholarly work by sociolinguist John R. Rickford that examines the structure, diversity, and evolution of African American English in social and historical context.
|
E349252
|
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: Variation, Versatility and Change in African American English | Statement: [John R. Rickford, notableWork, Variation, Versatility and Change in African American English]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Variation, Versatility and Change in African American English Context triple: [John R. Rickford, notableWork, Variation, Versatility and Change in African American English]
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A.
The Development of African American English
"The Development of African American English" is a scholarly work that examines the historical origins, structural features, and sociolinguistic evolution of African American English.
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B.
Atlas of North American English
The Atlas of North American English is a comprehensive linguistic survey that maps and analyzes regional variation in pronunciation and vowel shifts across contemporary North American English.
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C.
The Sound Pattern of English
The Sound Pattern of English is a foundational 1968 work in generative phonology by Noam Chomsky and Morris Halle that systematically analyzes the phonological component of grammar within the framework of transformational-generative linguistics.
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D.
African American Vernacular English
African American Vernacular English is a systematic and rule-governed variety of English historically associated with African American communities, characterized by distinct phonological, grammatical, and lexical features.
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E.
Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech
"Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech" is a foundational 1921 work in linguistics that systematically explores the nature, structure, and function 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: Variation, Versatility and Change in African American English Triple: [John R. Rickford, notableWork, Variation, Versatility and Change in African American English]
Generated description
"Variation, Versatility and Change in African American English" is a scholarly work by sociolinguist John R. Rickford that examines the structure, diversity, and evolution of African American English in social and historical context.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Variation, Versatility and Change in African American English Target entity description: "Variation, Versatility and Change in African American English" is a scholarly work by sociolinguist John R. Rickford that examines the structure, diversity, and evolution of African American English in social and historical context.
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A.
The Development of African American English
"The Development of African American English" is a scholarly work that examines the historical origins, structural features, and sociolinguistic evolution of African American English.
-
B.
Atlas of North American English
The Atlas of North American English is a comprehensive linguistic survey that maps and analyzes regional variation in pronunciation and vowel shifts across contemporary North American English.
-
C.
The Sound Pattern of English
The Sound Pattern of English is a foundational 1968 work in generative phonology by Noam Chomsky and Morris Halle that systematically analyzes the phonological component of grammar within the framework of transformational-generative linguistics.
-
D.
African American Vernacular English
African American Vernacular English is a systematic and rule-governed variety of English historically associated with African American communities, characterized by distinct phonological, grammatical, and lexical features.
-
E.
Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech
"Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech" is a foundational 1921 work in linguistics that systematically explores the nature, structure, and function 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_69ad85a1829881908942c14075644d0d |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb16f61248190bab10f4ac9e066f7 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:27 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b31a7ce34c81908df0c30a41fd925c |
completed | March 12, 2026, 7:56 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b31c368e4c8190a011833fce090a7d |
completed | March 12, 2026, 8:04 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b31d3fa6088190a5abf858c01c25bc |
completed | March 12, 2026, 8:08 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:12 p.m.