Triple
T709534
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Haida |
E14174
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasLinguisticArea |
P17400
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Pacific Northwest Sprachbund
The Pacific Northwest Sprachbund is a linguistic area in the northwestern region of North America where diverse, often unrelated Indigenous languages share convergent structural features due to long-term contact.
|
E1077
|
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: Pacific Northwest Sprachbund | Statement: [Haida, hasLinguisticArea, Pacific Northwest Sprachbund]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pacific Northwest Sprachbund Context triple: [Haida, hasLinguisticArea, Pacific Northwest Sprachbund]
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A.
Northwest Solomonic languages
The Northwest Solomonic languages are a subgroup of Oceanic languages spoken primarily in the northwestern Solomon Islands and nearby regions, known for their distinctive phonological and grammatical innovations within the Austronesian family.
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B.
Central Pacific languages
Central Pacific languages are a subgroup of the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian language family, spoken mainly in Fiji, Rotuma, and parts of Polynesia, including Fijian and various Polynesian languages.
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C.
Cascadia
Cascadia is a bioregion and cultural concept in the Pacific Northwest that encompasses parts of the U.S. and Canadian west coast, known for its temperate rainforests, mountain ranges, and strong environmental identity.
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D.
Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest is a region in the northwestern United States and southwestern Canada known for its lush forests, coastal landscapes, and vibrant cities such as Portland and Seattle.
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E.
Hokan languages
Hokan languages are a proposed but controversial grouping of several Native American language families of the western United States and Mexico that share certain typological and lexical similarities.
- 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: Pacific Northwest Sprachbund Triple: [Haida, hasLinguisticArea, Pacific Northwest Sprachbund]
Generated description
The Pacific Northwest Sprachbund is a linguistic area in the northwestern region of North America where diverse, often unrelated Indigenous languages share convergent structural features due to long-term contact.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pacific Northwest Sprachbund Target entity description: The Pacific Northwest Sprachbund is a linguistic area in the northwestern region of North America where diverse, often unrelated Indigenous languages share convergent structural features due to long-term contact.
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A.
Northwest Solomonic languages
The Northwest Solomonic languages are a subgroup of Oceanic languages spoken primarily in the northwestern Solomon Islands and nearby regions, known for their distinctive phonological and grammatical innovations within the Austronesian family.
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B.
Central Pacific languages
Central Pacific languages are a subgroup of the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian language family, spoken mainly in Fiji, Rotuma, and parts of Polynesia, including Fijian and various Polynesian languages.
-
C.
Cascadia
Cascadia is a bioregion and cultural concept in the Pacific Northwest that encompasses parts of the U.S. and Canadian west coast, known for its temperate rainforests, mountain ranges, and strong environmental identity.
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D.
Pacific Northwest
chosen
The Pacific Northwest is a region in the northwestern United States and southwestern Canada known for its lush forests, coastal landscapes, and vibrant cities such as Portland and Seattle.
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E.
Hokan languages
Hokan languages are a proposed but controversial grouping of several Native American language families of the western United States and Mexico that share certain typological and lexical similarities.
- F. None of above.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasLinguisticArea Context triple: [Haida, hasLinguisticArea, Pacific Northwest Sprachbund]
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A.
linguisticArea
chosen
Indicates a regional context in which languages share features due to geographic proximity and contact rather than common genetic origin.
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B.
hasLinguisticDomain
Indicates that something (such as a term, expression, or resource) is associated with or applies within a particular linguistic domain or language context.
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C.
hasLinguisticHeritage
Indicates that one entity possesses or is associated with the linguistic background, tradition, or ancestry of another entity.
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D.
hasLinguisticCode
Indicates that an entity is associated with a specific linguistic identifier or code (such as a language or script code) that characterizes its linguistic properties.
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E.
hasLinguasphereCode
Indicates that an entity is associated with a specific Linguasphere code that identifies its language or linguistic variety within the Linguasphere classification system.
- 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_69a493494ec48190ae6751683625a9ba |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4a5c011948190b2cfccd8fe722742 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:46 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a5dcb3452c8190a150b4a182807813 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 6:53 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a5dfca43a08190b3e8a13284163822 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 7:06 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a5ff271e288190a9932832609c3c3d |
completed | March 2, 2026, 9:20 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a4a4f0217081908268b3f47e72f8df |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:43 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:36 p.m.