Abstract：Digital Humanities in Linguistics is a new research area where digital techniques and meth- ods are used to ask or address questions in linguistics and other disciplines. If Digital Humanities is a “big tent”, then Digital Humanities in Linguistics is a “small tent” under the “big tent”. Digital Humanities in Linguistics is cross-disciplinary in nature, and new knowledge is generated under the “small tent”, with wisdom and methods from disciplines such as linguistics, literary studies, translation studies, computer science, information science, sociology, psychology, and journalism and communication. However, since its theories still need to be elaborated, Digital Humanities in Linguistics has far from become a discipline in its own right. Against this backdrop, a theoretical framework is proposed in this study in terms of possible composing elements such as theoretical exploration, applied research, and infrastructure development. It is argued that, in the early development of Digital Humanities in Linguistics, the discipline versus methodology controversy should be avoided. Since Digital Humanities in Linguistics is practice-oriented, we may need to promote its development with more applied research and infrastructure works, which may also help facilitate the development of the new liberal arts.
Key words: Digital Humanities in Linguistics; “small tent”; theoretical framework; new liberal arts
