Triple

T4372176
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Edith Grossman E98920 entity
Predicate notablePublication P4 FINISHED
Object "Why Translation Matters"
"Why Translation Matters" is a book by renowned literary translator Edith Grossman that argues for the artistic and cultural importance of literary translation.
E435392 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: "Why Translation Matters" | Statement: [Edith Grossman, notablePublication, "Why Translation Matters"]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "Why Translation Matters"
Context triple: [Edith Grossman, notablePublication, "Why Translation Matters"]
  • A. The Task of the Translator
    The Task of the Translator is Walter Benjamin’s influential 1923 essay that theorizes translation as a creative, transformative act revealing the “afterlife” of literary works rather than merely reproducing their meaning.
  • B. Translation Services of Jehovah’s Witnesses
    Translation Services of Jehovah’s Witnesses is the organizational department responsible for translating the religious literature and materials of Jehovah’s Witnesses into numerous languages worldwide.
  • C. Translations Through Speakers
    Translations Through Speakers is Jon Bellion’s debut mixtape, blending pop, hip-hop, and electronic influences into a concept-driven, self-produced project that helped establish his signature sound.
  • D. The Dream of a Common Language
    The Dream of a Common Language is a landmark 1978 poetry collection by Adrienne Rich that explores feminist, lesbian, and political themes through formally innovative and emotionally intense verse.
  • E. “Rosetta Stone” as metaphor for key to understanding
    “Rosetta Stone” as a metaphor for a key to understanding refers to any crucial clue, tool, or piece of information that makes it possible to decode or comprehend something previously obscure or complex.
  • 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: "Why Translation Matters"
Triple: [Edith Grossman, notablePublication, "Why Translation Matters"]
Generated description
"Why Translation Matters" is a book by renowned literary translator Edith Grossman that argues for the artistic and cultural importance of literary translation.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "Why Translation Matters"
Target entity description: "Why Translation Matters" is a book by renowned literary translator Edith Grossman that argues for the artistic and cultural importance of literary translation.
  • A. The Task of the Translator
    The Task of the Translator is Walter Benjamin’s influential 1923 essay that theorizes translation as a creative, transformative act revealing the “afterlife” of literary works rather than merely reproducing their meaning.
  • B. Translation Services of Jehovah’s Witnesses
    Translation Services of Jehovah’s Witnesses is the organizational department responsible for translating the religious literature and materials of Jehovah’s Witnesses into numerous languages worldwide.
  • C. Translations Through Speakers
    Translations Through Speakers is Jon Bellion’s debut mixtape, blending pop, hip-hop, and electronic influences into a concept-driven, self-produced project that helped establish his signature sound.
  • D. The Dream of a Common Language
    The Dream of a Common Language is a landmark 1978 poetry collection by Adrienne Rich that explores feminist, lesbian, and political themes through formally innovative and emotionally intense verse.
  • E. “Rosetta Stone” as metaphor for key to understanding
    “Rosetta Stone” as a metaphor for a key to understanding refers to any crucial clue, tool, or piece of information that makes it possible to decode or comprehend something previously obscure or complex.
  • 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_69b3454db3708190aeafd814413c4c3d completed March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69b3521dffbc8190b9300a7f4f64bdc0 completed March 12, 2026, 11:54 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b5e50ec35481908cf1e1afffda19cb completed March 14, 2026, 10:45 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b5e5e96aac819093c43dc355de4509 completed March 14, 2026, 10:49 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b5e6587be88190884f61a7350ce5a9 completed March 14, 2026, 10:51 p.m.
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:17 p.m.