Triple

T6148444
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Proto-Sino-Tibetan E137137 entity
Predicate studiedBy P1945 FINISHED
Object James A. Matisoff
James A. Matisoff is an American linguist renowned for his pioneering work on Sino-Tibetan historical linguistics and language reconstruction.
E572291 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: James A. Matisoff | Statement: [Proto-Sino-Tibetan, studiedBy, James A. Matisoff]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James A. Matisoff
Context triple: [Proto-Sino-Tibetan, studiedBy, James A. Matisoff]
  • A. Robert Blust
    Robert Blust was an influential American linguist and Austronesian specialist known for his extensive comparative and historical work on the languages of the Pacific and Southeast Asia.
  • B. Edwin G. Pulleyblank
    Edwin G. Pulleyblank was a prominent Canadian sinologist and historical linguist known for his influential reconstructions of Middle Chinese phonology and major contributions to the study of Chinese historical linguistics.
  • C. Paul Kiparsky
    Paul Kiparsky is a prominent linguist known for his influential work in generative phonology and historical linguistics.
  • D. F. William Sievers
    F. William Sievers was an American sculptor known for creating prominent public monuments and memorials, particularly in the early 20th century.
  • E. Walter Sande
    Walter Sande was an American character actor known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1930s through the 1960s, often appearing in Westerns and crime dramas.
  • 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: James A. Matisoff
Triple: [Proto-Sino-Tibetan, studiedBy, James A. Matisoff]
Generated description
James A. Matisoff is an American linguist renowned for his pioneering work on Sino-Tibetan historical linguistics and language reconstruction.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James A. Matisoff
Target entity description: James A. Matisoff is an American linguist renowned for his pioneering work on Sino-Tibetan historical linguistics and language reconstruction.
  • A. Robert Blust
    Robert Blust was an influential American linguist and Austronesian specialist known for his extensive comparative and historical work on the languages of the Pacific and Southeast Asia.
  • B. Edwin G. Pulleyblank
    Edwin G. Pulleyblank was a prominent Canadian sinologist and historical linguist known for his influential reconstructions of Middle Chinese phonology and major contributions to the study of Chinese historical linguistics.
  • C. Paul Kiparsky
    Paul Kiparsky is a prominent linguist known for his influential work in generative phonology and historical linguistics.
  • D. F. William Sievers
    F. William Sievers was an American sculptor known for creating prominent public monuments and memorials, particularly in the early 20th century.
  • E. Walter Sande
    Walter Sande was an American character actor known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1930s through the 1960s, often appearing in Westerns and crime dramas.
  • 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_69c008a2c6308190a56519b22d55d083 completed March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c05ce07fb081909278088e9e2e2959 completed March 22, 2026, 9:19 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c13603730881909b3991c7262509b5 completed March 23, 2026, 12:45 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c139f6f11c81909eb0b2ab809de079 completed March 23, 2026, 1:02 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c13a5f53ec8190be24f37fc5fb7f32 completed March 23, 2026, 1:04 p.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:16 p.m.