Triple

T17610114
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Sir John Lyons E428943 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Semantics (2 vols.)
Semantics (2 vols.) is a comprehensive two-volume work by Sir John Lyons that systematically surveys and analyzes the theory and study of meaning in language.
E1277606 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: Semantics (2 vols.) | Statement: [Sir John Lyons, notableWork, Semantics (2 vols.)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Semantics (2 vols.)
Context triple: [Sir John Lyons, notableWork, Semantics (2 vols.)]
  • A. On Sense and Reference
    On Sense and Reference is a seminal philosophical essay by Gottlob Frege that distinguishes between the sense (meaning) and reference (denotation) of linguistic expressions, profoundly influencing analytic philosophy and the philosophy of language.
  • B. Fregean semantics
    Fregean semantics is a theory of meaning in philosophy of language that distinguishes between the sense (Sinn) and reference (Bedeutung) of linguistic expressions to explain how terms can be cognitively significant even when they refer to the same object.
  • C. Is Semantics Possible?
    "Is Semantics Possible?" is a philosophical essay by Hilary Putnam that critically examines whether a systematic, objective theory of meaning for natural language can be achieved.
  • D. Semantics and Pragmatics
    Semantics and Pragmatics is a peer-reviewed open-access academic journal focusing on research in linguistic semantics and pragmatics.
  • E. The Principles of Linguistic Philosophy
    The Principles of Linguistic Philosophy is a posthumously published work by philosopher Friedrich Waismann that develops a detailed, Wittgenstein-influenced approach to understanding philosophical problems through the analysis of ordinary 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: Semantics (2 vols.)
Triple: [Sir John Lyons, notableWork, Semantics (2 vols.)]
Generated description
Semantics (2 vols.) is a comprehensive two-volume work by Sir John Lyons that systematically surveys and analyzes the theory and study of meaning in language.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Semantics (2 vols.)
Target entity description: Semantics (2 vols.) is a comprehensive two-volume work by Sir John Lyons that systematically surveys and analyzes the theory and study of meaning in language.
  • A. On Sense and Reference
    On Sense and Reference is a seminal philosophical essay by Gottlob Frege that distinguishes between the sense (meaning) and reference (denotation) of linguistic expressions, profoundly influencing analytic philosophy and the philosophy of language.
  • B. Fregean semantics
    Fregean semantics is a theory of meaning in philosophy of language that distinguishes between the sense (Sinn) and reference (Bedeutung) of linguistic expressions to explain how terms can be cognitively significant even when they refer to the same object.
  • C. Is Semantics Possible?
    "Is Semantics Possible?" is a philosophical essay by Hilary Putnam that critically examines whether a systematic, objective theory of meaning for natural language can be achieved.
  • D. Semantics and Pragmatics
    Semantics and Pragmatics is a peer-reviewed open-access academic journal focusing on research in linguistic semantics and pragmatics.
  • E. The Principles of Linguistic Philosophy
    The Principles of Linguistic Philosophy is a posthumously published work by philosopher Friedrich Waismann that develops a detailed, Wittgenstein-influenced approach to understanding philosophical problems through the analysis of ordinary 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_69d889e1c6148190ba76241e74688f8b completed April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e46d2d294881908380b2ab0b4d2503 completed April 19, 2026, 5:50 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a01e8241cb481909ebb91e24c6eaf63 completed May 11, 2026, 2:31 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a01ee1a291c81909fa432ccc787028f completed May 11, 2026, 2:56 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a01eec7e00c81908d88be9f88e924c8 completed May 11, 2026, 2:59 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:51 a.m.