Digital philology is an emerging discipline that organizes and studies ancient Chinese literature in a digital environment,utilizing digital technology and modern techniques based on digital technology.Digital philology is the inheritance,development and innovation of traditional philology.Digital technology has brought new ideas,new perspectives,new tools and new methods to traditional philology research.Digital technology not only makes traditional philology more convenient for text editing,compiling and editing of scattering documents,etc.,but also greatly expands the traditional philology research field of view,and bring development and innovation of research ideas and methods.Digital technology can help process literature from the character level to the knowledge level,and therefore the research will be in-depth and refined to the character,data,information,knowledge level,in a broader and deeper level to "distinguish to show the academy,research to define the origins".Due to differences in environment,research objects,and research methods and techniques,digital philology is not a simple digital version of traditional philology;it has its own characteristics in concepts,ideas,theories,and methods.The development of digital philology is not intended to replace traditional philology;rather,the research methods of traditional philology can be enhanced by the application of modern technology,which will also provide references and insights for the development of digital philology.Digital philology does not aim to replace the central role of humans in philological research with digital technology;instead,digital technology offers researchers new ideas and methods.Modern technology serves as an assistant and a tool in philological research,rather than an adversary that threatens to eliminate the discipline.The demands of people for literature in the digital age,along with advancements in modern technology,will determine the focus and future development of digital philology.35 refs.
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