Triple

T21711449
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Michael Halliday E535915 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Language as Social Semiotic
"Language as Social Semiotic" is a foundational work in systemic functional linguistics that explores how language functions as a resource for making meaning within social and cultural contexts.
 E1498622 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: Language as Social Semiotic | Statement: [Michael Halliday, notableWork, Language as Social Semiotic]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Language as Social Semiotic
Context triple: [Michael Halliday, notableWork, Language as Social Semiotic]
  • A. “The Social Life of Language”
    “The Social Life of Language” is a sociolinguistic work by Gillian Sankoff that examines how language use and change are shaped by social contexts and interactions.
  • B. Foundations in Sociolinguistics: An Ethnographic Approach
    Foundations in Sociolinguistics: An Ethnographic Approach is a seminal work that established the ethnography of communication as a central method for studying language use in its social and cultural contexts.
  • C. A Theory of Semiotics
    A Theory of Semiotics is Umberto Eco’s influential scholarly work that systematically explores the theory of signs, symbols, and meaning in communication and culture.
  • D. Arenas of Language Use
    Arenas of Language Use is a scholarly work by psycholinguist Herbert H. Clark that explores how language functions in real-world contexts and collaborative communication.
  • E. Language in Culture and Society
    Language in Culture and Society is a foundational anthology in linguistic anthropology that explores how language functions within social and cultural contexts.
  • 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: Language as Social Semiotic
Triple: [Michael Halliday, notableWork, Language as Social Semiotic]
Generated description
"Language as Social Semiotic" is a foundational work in systemic functional linguistics that explores how language functions as a resource for making meaning within social and cultural contexts.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Language as Social Semiotic
Target entity description: "Language as Social Semiotic" is a foundational work in systemic functional linguistics that explores how language functions as a resource for making meaning within social and cultural contexts.
  • A. “The Social Life of Language”
    “The Social Life of Language” is a sociolinguistic work by Gillian Sankoff that examines how language use and change are shaped by social contexts and interactions.
  • B. Foundations in Sociolinguistics: An Ethnographic Approach
    Foundations in Sociolinguistics: An Ethnographic Approach is a seminal work that established the ethnography of communication as a central method for studying language use in its social and cultural contexts.
  • C. A Theory of Semiotics
    A Theory of Semiotics is Umberto Eco’s influential scholarly work that systematically explores the theory of signs, symbols, and meaning in communication and culture.
  • D. Arenas of Language Use
    Arenas of Language Use is a scholarly work by psycholinguist Herbert H. Clark that explores how language functions in real-world contexts and collaborative communication.
  • E. Language in Culture and Society
    Language in Culture and Society is a foundational anthology in linguistic anthropology that explores how language functions within social and cultural contexts.
  • 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_69e0c46b44c0819088ab883ebd44e0e8 completed April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69efb53450108190ba1c9e3cc3a0ab89 completed April 27, 2026, 7:12 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0a24afb170819082e8b5d06427140a completed May 17, 2026, 8:27 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0a276da268819082c3e2551f05e020 completed May 17, 2026, 8:39 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0a27d9bb248190b65da5cb50c332ec completed May 17, 2026, 8:40 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:46 p.m.