Triple

T21943295
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Bernhard Karlgren E541873 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Sound and Symbol in Chinese
Sound and Symbol in Chinese is a seminal linguistic study by Bernhard Karlgren that analyzes the historical phonology and structure of the Chinese language.
E1508901 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: Sound and Symbol in Chinese | Statement: [Bernhard Karlgren, notableWork, Sound and Symbol in Chinese]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sound and Symbol in Chinese
Context triple: [Bernhard Karlgren, notableWork, Sound and Symbol in Chinese]
  • A. In Praise of the Music of Language
    In Praise of the Music of Language is the subtitle of Douglas Hofstadter’s book *Le Ton beau de Marot*, which explores translation, poetry, and the intricate play of meaning and form in language.
  • B. Six Lectures on Sound and Meaning
    Six Lectures on Sound and Meaning is a seminal work of linguistic theory by Roman Jakobson that explores the relationship between phonological structure and the creation of meaning in language.
  • C. The Meaning of Sound, Word, and Reality
    The Meaning of Sound, Word, and Reality is a philosophical treatise by the Japanese Buddhist monk Kūkai that explores the profound relationship between language, sound, and ultimate reality within esoteric Buddhism.
  • D. The Sound Shape of Language
    The Sound Shape of Language is a seminal linguistic study by Roman Jakobson (with Linda R. Waugh) that explores how the sound structure of language relates to meaning, form, and poetic function.
  • E. Musik als Klangrede
    Musik als Klangrede is a seminal musicological work by conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt that explores historically informed performance and the idea of music as a form of rhetorical speech.
  • 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: Sound and Symbol in Chinese
Triple: [Bernhard Karlgren, notableWork, Sound and Symbol in Chinese]
Generated description
Sound and Symbol in Chinese is a seminal linguistic study by Bernhard Karlgren that analyzes the historical phonology and structure of the Chinese language.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sound and Symbol in Chinese
Target entity description: Sound and Symbol in Chinese is a seminal linguistic study by Bernhard Karlgren that analyzes the historical phonology and structure of the Chinese language.
  • A. In Praise of the Music of Language
    In Praise of the Music of Language is the subtitle of Douglas Hofstadter’s book *Le Ton beau de Marot*, which explores translation, poetry, and the intricate play of meaning and form in language.
  • B. Six Lectures on Sound and Meaning
    Six Lectures on Sound and Meaning is a seminal work of linguistic theory by Roman Jakobson that explores the relationship between phonological structure and the creation of meaning in language.
  • C. The Meaning of Sound, Word, and Reality
    The Meaning of Sound, Word, and Reality is a philosophical treatise by the Japanese Buddhist monk Kūkai that explores the profound relationship between language, sound, and ultimate reality within esoteric Buddhism.
  • D. The Sound Shape of Language
    The Sound Shape of Language is a seminal linguistic study by Roman Jakobson (with Linda R. Waugh) that explores how the sound structure of language relates to meaning, form, and poetic function.
  • E. Musik als Klangrede
    Musik als Klangrede is a seminal musicological work by conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt that explores historically informed performance and the idea of music as a form of rhetorical speech.
  • 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_69e0c47e2e5c81909a7f74ce3de50911 completed April 16, 2026, 11:14 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f1242515ec8190b015bf8c7b13be85 completed April 28, 2026, 9:18 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0a60ee7cc48190bf32574b758c6425 completed May 18, 2026, 12:44 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0a6170bc5c8190b6b28e02675da476 completed May 18, 2026, 12:46 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0a61f66a988190b07a9e36cacf44bf completed May 18, 2026, 12:48 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 7:56 p.m.