Triple

T19133803
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Milman Parry E468382 entity
Predicate knownFor P22 FINISHED
Object oral-formulaic theory
Oral-formulaic theory is a scholarly framework that explains how traditional oral poets compose and transmit long narrative works using recurring formulas and themes rather than fixed written texts.
E1359344 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: oral-formulaic theory | Statement: [Milman Parry, knownFor, oral-formulaic theory]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: oral-formulaic theory
Context triple: [Milman Parry, knownFor, oral-formulaic theory]
  • A. functional theory of language
    The functional theory of language is a linguistic framework that explains language primarily in terms of the communicative functions it serves, such as expressing thoughts, conveying information, and influencing others.
  • B. Sprachtheorie
    Sprachtheorie is Karl Bühler’s influential work in linguistic theory, best known for its functional model of language and the “organon” theory of signs.
  • C. Bloomfieldian structuralism
    Bloomfieldian structuralism is a behaviorist, empiricist approach to linguistics that analyzes language through distributional patterns of observable forms, emphasizing description over innate mental structures.
  • D. Introduction to Theoretical Linguistics
    Introduction to Theoretical Linguistics is a foundational textbook by Sir John Lyons that systematically presents the core concepts and methods of modern linguistic theory.
  • E. The Architecture of Language
    The Architecture of Language is a poetry collection by Quincy Troupe that showcases his innovative, jazz-inflected style and exploration of African American experience, history, and identity.
  • 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: oral-formulaic theory
Triple: [Milman Parry, knownFor, oral-formulaic theory]
Generated description
Oral-formulaic theory is a scholarly framework that explains how traditional oral poets compose and transmit long narrative works using recurring formulas and themes rather than fixed written texts.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: oral-formulaic theory
Target entity description: Oral-formulaic theory is a scholarly framework that explains how traditional oral poets compose and transmit long narrative works using recurring formulas and themes rather than fixed written texts.
  • A. functional theory of language
    The functional theory of language is a linguistic framework that explains language primarily in terms of the communicative functions it serves, such as expressing thoughts, conveying information, and influencing others.
  • B. Sprachtheorie
    Sprachtheorie is Karl Bühler’s influential work in linguistic theory, best known for its functional model of language and the “organon” theory of signs.
  • C. Bloomfieldian structuralism
    Bloomfieldian structuralism is a behaviorist, empiricist approach to linguistics that analyzes language through distributional patterns of observable forms, emphasizing description over innate mental structures.
  • D. Introduction to Theoretical Linguistics
    Introduction to Theoretical Linguistics is a foundational textbook by Sir John Lyons that systematically presents the core concepts and methods of modern linguistic theory.
  • E. The Architecture of Language
    The Architecture of Language is a poetry collection by Quincy Troupe that showcases his innovative, jazz-inflected style and exploration of African American experience, history, and identity.
  • 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_69d8dd0796a48190b34ce4cd9d3f3be5 completed April 10, 2026, 11:20 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e5e3eb325081909035beefd1c9daf0 completed April 20, 2026, 8:29 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a05e67f5ae881909d5c865b6c8ffdda completed May 14, 2026, 3:13 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a05e9406ba48190a50f4ea6b413e1f4 completed May 14, 2026, 3:24 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a05e9c0d35081909b6ce3c287af5d5f completed May 14, 2026, 3:26 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 12:05 p.m.