The quality of quantity, the quantity of quality.

The article discusses the 2023 Linguists' Day of the Linguistic Society of Belgium, which featured a round table focusing on the evolution of linguistics and the balance between quantitative and qualitative research methods. Participants noted a trend towards increased quantification in linguistics, raising concerns about the potential over-reliance on quantitative methods and the need for a healthy equilibrium between the two approaches. The article introduces a special issue aimed at exploring the interaction between qualitative and quantitative methods, featuring contributions from various scholars that highlight how these approaches can complement each other in different linguistic contexts. The issue includes papers on Conversation Analysis, discourse analysis, translation research, and Construction Grammar, emphasizing the importance of integrating qualitative insights into quantitative findings. [Extracted from the article]