Triple

T22571351

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Nihon Shuwa	`E558080`	entity
Predicate	hasRelationTo	`P37`	FINISHED
Object	Taiwan Sign Language (historical contact) Taiwan Sign Language (historical contact) refers to the historical linguistic and cultural connections between Japanese Sign Language and the sign language used in Taiwan, shaped largely by the period of Japanese rule.	`E1543652`	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: Taiwan Sign Language (historical contact) | Statement: [Nihon Shuwa, hasRelationTo, Taiwan Sign Language (historical contact)]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Taiwan Sign Language (historical contact)
Context triple: [Nihon Shuwa, hasRelationTo, Taiwan Sign Language (historical contact)]

A. Formosan languages
Formosan languages are a group of indigenous Austronesian languages spoken primarily by the native peoples of Taiwan and considered crucial for understanding the early diversification of the Austronesian language family.
B. Korean Sign Language
Korean Sign Language is the primary visual-gestural language used by the Deaf community in South Korea, with its own distinct grammar and vocabulary separate from spoken Korean.
C. Luritja sign language
Luritja sign language is an Indigenous Australian signed communication system traditionally used by the Luritja people, closely integrated with their spoken language and cultural practices.
D. Red Tai language
The Red Tai language is a Southwestern Tai language spoken by the Red Tai ethnic group in parts of Vietnam and Laos, closely related to other Tai languages such as Black Tai.
E. American Sign Language
American Sign Language is a natural visual-gestural language used primarily by Deaf communities in the United States and parts of Canada, with its own distinct grammar and vocabulary separate from spoken English.
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: Taiwan Sign Language (historical contact)
Triple: [Nihon Shuwa, hasRelationTo, Taiwan Sign Language (historical contact)]

Generated description

Taiwan Sign Language (historical contact) refers to the historical linguistic and cultural connections between Japanese Sign Language and the sign language used in Taiwan, shaped largely by the period of Japanese rule.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Taiwan Sign Language (historical contact)
Target entity description: Taiwan Sign Language (historical contact) refers to the historical linguistic and cultural connections between Japanese Sign Language and the sign language used in Taiwan, shaped largely by the period of Japanese rule.

A. Formosan languages
Formosan languages are a group of indigenous Austronesian languages spoken primarily by the native peoples of Taiwan and considered crucial for understanding the early diversification of the Austronesian language family.
B. Korean Sign Language
Korean Sign Language is the primary visual-gestural language used by the Deaf community in South Korea, with its own distinct grammar and vocabulary separate from spoken Korean.
C. Luritja sign language
Luritja sign language is an Indigenous Australian signed communication system traditionally used by the Luritja people, closely integrated with their spoken language and cultural practices.
D. Red Tai language
The Red Tai language is a Southwestern Tai language spoken by the Red Tai ethnic group in parts of Vietnam and Laos, closely related to other Tai languages such as Black Tai.
E. American Sign Language
American Sign Language is a natural visual-gestural language used primarily by Deaf communities in the United States and parts of Canada, with its own distinct grammar and vocabulary separate from spoken English.
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_69e11e5ae4ac8190b1f503457603d969`	completed	April 16, 2026, 5:37 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69f15fae1ed881909430769a0015c39c`	completed	April 29, 2026, 1:32 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_6a0b2d7828988190af945de92c604ac7`	completed	May 18, 2026, 3:17 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_6a0b364801cc81908204a937c1099728`	completed	May 18, 2026, 3:54 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_6a0b37a1ecc08190ac89e862582833a0`	completed	May 18, 2026, 4 p.m.

Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:52 p.m.