It is widely acknowledged that interdisciplinarity (ID) is very diverse. Our contribution is a demonstration that considerable diversity exists also on the level of understandings of ID that researchers working in the same ID field express. Specifically, we analyse qualitatively, building on the method of culture contrast, six interviews with researchers working in computational linguistics and language technology in Estonia. We identify six understandings of ID expressed by the interviewees: centred on an ID method; a disciplinary method in an ID field; an ID way of seeing and thinking; ID education; ID interests; one’s field as naturally ID. We show how understandings of ID are significant for analysing research practice, since they are involved in how researchers form a positive picture of themselves and their colleagues. We also show how an awareness of different understandings of ID is useful for discussing the significance of integration in ID.

众所周知，跨学科（ID）是非常多样化的。我们的贡献表明，同一 ID 领域的研究人员对 ID 的理解水平也存在相当大的多样性。具体来说，我们基于文化对比的方法，对爱沙尼亚计算语言学和语言技术研究人员的六次采访进行了定性分析。我们确定了受访者对ID的六种理解：以ID方法为中心； ID领域的纪律方法；一种观察和思考的本我方式；身份教育；身份证件兴趣；一个人的字段作为自然ID。我们展示了对 ID 的理解对于分析研究实践非常重要，因为它们涉及研究人员如何对自己和同事形成积极的印象。我们还展示了对 ID 的不同理解的认识如何有助于讨论 ID 集成的重要性。