Triple
T19775981
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alexander Vovin |
E475002
|
entity |
| Predicate | fieldOfWork |
P3
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Middle Japanese
Middle Japanese is the historical stage of the Japanese language spoken roughly between the late 8th and 12th centuries, known from classical literature and key to understanding the development of modern Japanese.
|
E570527
|
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: Middle Japanese | Statement: [Alexander Vovin, fieldOfWork, Middle Japanese]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Middle Japanese Context triple: [Alexander Vovin, fieldOfWork, Middle Japanese]
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A.
Late Middle Japanese
Late Middle Japanese is a historical stage of the Japanese language, spoken roughly between the 12th and 16th centuries, that marks the transition from Old Japanese to Early Modern Japanese in phonology, grammar, and vocabulary.
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B.
Early Middle Japanese
Early Middle Japanese is the historical stage of the Japanese language used roughly from the late 8th to the 12th century, marked by significant phonological and grammatical changes and documented in early Heian-period literature.
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C.
Eastern Old Japanese dialects
Eastern Old Japanese dialects are early regional varieties of the Japanese language spoken in eastern Japan during the Old Japanese period, reflecting distinctive phonological and grammatical developments from Proto-Japonic.
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D.
Izumo dialect
Izumo dialect is a regional variety of the Japanese language spoken around the city of Izumo in Shimane Prefecture, known for its distinctive phonology and vocabulary within the Chūgoku dialect group.
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E.
Classical Japanese
Classical Japanese is the historical form of the Japanese language used in premodern literature, official documents, and legal texts, characterized by distinct grammar and vocabulary from modern Japanese.
- 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: Middle Japanese Triple: [Alexander Vovin, fieldOfWork, Middle Japanese]
Generated description
Middle Japanese is the historical stage of the Japanese language spoken roughly between the late 8th and 12th centuries, known from classical literature and key to understanding the development of modern Japanese.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Middle Japanese Target entity description: Middle Japanese is the historical stage of the Japanese language spoken roughly between the late 8th and 12th centuries, known from classical literature and key to understanding the development of modern Japanese.
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A.
Late Middle Japanese
Late Middle Japanese is a historical stage of the Japanese language, spoken roughly between the 12th and 16th centuries, that marks the transition from Old Japanese to Early Modern Japanese in phonology, grammar, and vocabulary.
-
B.
Early Middle Japanese
chosen
Early Middle Japanese is the historical stage of the Japanese language used roughly from the late 8th to the 12th century, marked by significant phonological and grammatical changes and documented in early Heian-period literature.
-
C.
Eastern Old Japanese dialects
Eastern Old Japanese dialects are early regional varieties of the Japanese language spoken in eastern Japan during the Old Japanese period, reflecting distinctive phonological and grammatical developments from Proto-Japonic.
-
D.
Izumo dialect
Izumo dialect is a regional variety of the Japanese language spoken around the city of Izumo in Shimane Prefecture, known for its distinctive phonology and vocabulary within the Chūgoku dialect group.
-
E.
Classical Japanese
Classical Japanese is the historical form of the Japanese language used in premodern literature, official documents, and legal texts, characterized by distinct grammar and vocabulary from modern Japanese.
- F. None of above.
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_69d8e51a43a08190956bc6df13c91a77 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6535fb114819089911ed3ba6565c0 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 4:25 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a07bd76afe08190b958bd49acf21c4a |
completed | May 16, 2026, 12:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a07be5426c48190bb7b0fc315fa2f6a |
completed | May 16, 2026, 12:46 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a07bf9682fc8190a33ea75dba8d88d6 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 12:51 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:48 p.m.