DRA CLASSIFICATION SCHEME

I. MAJOR CLASSIFICATION LEVEL

ZONE 1: BIOGRAPHIC RECORD
ZONE 2: TRIBE
ZONE 3: ROLE
ZONE 4: PSYCHOHISTORY
ZONE 5: TERRITORIALITY
ZONE 6: APPEARANCE

II. SUBCLASSIFICATON LEVEL

ZONE 1 : BIOGRAPHIC RECORD

1A MY VITA

ZONE 2: TRIBE

2A MY TALK
2B CONNECTIONS
2C FAMILY TREE

ZONE 3: ROLE

3A LOGGING ACTIVITIES
3B SITUATED INTERIOR DIALOGUE
3C SITUATED STADARDIZED IMAGININGS
3D SITUATED PSYCHOLOGIZINGS
3E SITUATED SENSATIONS AND FEELINGS
3F SITUATED FEELING ARGUMENTS
3G SITUATED FANTASY/DAYDREAM EPISODES
3H THE ELEVATED REGISTER
3I RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
3J SOCIAL MEMBERSHIPS

ZONE 4: PSYCHOHISTORY

4A SITUATED ATTRIBUTIONS
4B SITUATED EVALUATIONS AND ASSESSMENTS
4C SITUATED JUDGMENTS
4D INTERVIEWING THE SELF

ZONE 5: TERRITORIALITY

5A REGUALR LISTS AND BELONGINGS
5B ROUTINE CONCERNS: SELECTED INVENTORIES
5C NOTICING OBSERVATIONS
5D DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTIONS
5E TRANSACTIONAL STRATEGIES
5F DECLARATIONS
5G SLOGANS
5H EPITHETS
5I HANGOUTS AND GROUP ACTIVITIES
5J REPORTING JOINT ACTIVITIES
5K NON-JOINT ACTIVITIES

ZONE 6: APPEARANCE

6A INTERVIEWING OTHERS

MICRO-CLASSIFICATION LEVELS

ZONE 1: BIOGRAPHIC RECORD

1A MY VITA

1A1 Current Status in Community
1A2 Background
1A3 Topic Focus
1A4 Personal

1A4.1 Ambitions
1A4.2 Favorities
1A4.3 Fears

ZONE 2: TRIBE

2A MY TALK

2A1 Analysis of Argument Logic

2A1.1 Schema of Argument Structure
2A1.2 Description of Operational Talking Procedures
2A1.3 Schema of Behavioral Strategies in Talk

2A2 Analysis of Relationship

2A2.1 Case History
2A2.2 Relationship Dynamics
2A2.3 Tabulation of Pair Types
2A2.4 Tabulation of Role Types

2A3 Analysis of Sequence

2A3.1 Schema for Move Embeddings
2A3.2 Tabulation of Adjacency Relations

2A4 Analysis of Setting

2A4.1 Discourse Analysis
2A4.2 Tabulation of Derivative Relations
2A4.3 Tabulation of Implicit Meanings
2A4.4 Tabulation of the Rhythm of Exchange
2A4.5 Transactional Engineering Through Talk

2A5 Analysis of Topic

2A5.1 Breakdown of Topics Exchanged
2A5.2 Topical Annotations
2A5.3 Topical Chart of Transcript
2A5.4 Topicalization Dynamics

2A6 Transcript Annotations

2A6.1 Explanations
2A6.2 Stage Directions

2B CONNECTIONS

2B1 People I Live With
2B2 People Who Are My Immediate Family
2B3 People Who Are My Extended Family
2B4 People Who Are Acquaintances of the Family
2B5 People I Know From Work
2B6 People I Regularly Socialize With
2B7 People Who Have Provided Me with Professional Services
2B8 People Whose Change in Financial Status Would Affect My Financial Status
2B9 People Who Are Non-Intimates and Non-Family Whose Ill Health or Death Would Affect Me
2B10 People Whom I might Ask for a Recommendation
2B11 People Who Influenced My Intellectual and Personal Maturity
2B12 People I Don't Know Personally But Whose Ideas Affect Me
2B13 People Who Have or Could Ask Me for a Reference
2B14 People I See Regularly for Service or Supplies
2B15 People I'd Like Currently to Meet
2B16 People I Know Whose Words I Quote or Stories I Tell
2B17 People Whom I Believe to be Admired by My Parents
2B18 People Whom I Know Who I See or Think About Only Rarely

2C FAMILY TREE

ZONE 3: ROLE

3A LOGGING ACTIVITIES

3A1 Time
3A2 Duration
3A3 Place
3A4 Participants
3A5 Occasion
3A6 Nature of Activity

3B SITUATED INTERIOR DIALOGUE

3B1 Overlays of Comments to Self
3B2 Value Expressions
3B3 Preparing Schedules
3B4 Reviewing/Making Plans and Lists
3B5 Emotionalizing Episodes
3B6 Rehearsals and Practicings
3B7 Annotations, Memorizing, Editings
3B8 Unmentionables Within the Relationship

3C SITUATED STANDARDIZED IMAGININGS

3D SITUATED PSYCHOLOGIZINGS

3E SITUATED SENSATIONS AND FEELINGS

3E1 Microdescriptions of Sensory Observations

3E1.1 Aches and Pains
3E1.2 Stretchings and Exercise
3E1.3 Blushing
3E1.4 Retinal Sensations, etc.
3E1.5 Appetite and Cooking
3E1.6 Energy Level
3E1.7 Smells and Odors

3F SITUATED FEELING ARGUMENTS

3F1 Figuring Out a Conflict
3F2 Making Resolutions

3G SITUATED FANTASY/DAYDREAM EPISODES

3G1 Elaboration of Dramatized Scenarios
3G2 Construction of Catharsis Stories
3G3 Re-contacting Nostalgic Memories
3G4 Working out Alternative Realities

3H THE ELEVATED REGISTER

3H1 Praying/Invocations
3H2 Altered States of Consciousness
3H3 Meditations/Reading of Scriptures
3H4 Poetic Expressions

3I RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

3J SOCIAL MEMBERSHIPS

ZONE 4: PSYCHOHISTORY

4A SITUATED ATTRIBUTIONS

4B SITUATED ASSESSMENTS/EVALUATIONS

4C SITUATED JUDGMENTS

4D INTERVIEWING SELF

4D1 Who Am I
4D2 What Am I
4D3 How Am I
4D4 What Do I Look to YOu

ZONE 5: TERRITORIALITY

5A REGULAR LISTS AND BELONGINGS

5A1 Invitations
5A2 Announcements

5A3 Subscriptions

5A3.1 Periodicals
5A3.2 Membership Dues
5A3.3 Contributions

5A4 Bills
5A5 Closets
5A6 Drawers
5A7 Objects

5A8 Documents and Mementos

5A8.1 Official/Legal/Medical
5A8.2 Personal/Biographical

5A8.2.1 Prizes
5A8.2.2 Letters
5A8.2.3 Gifts
5A8.2.4 Albums
5A8.2.5 Souvenirs

5A9 Personal Effects: Selected Inventories

5A9.1 Purse/Wallet
5A9.2 Car Glove Compartment
5A9.3 Your Own Drawer for Stuff
5A9.4 Clothes Closet

5B ROUTINE CONCERNS: SELECTED INVENTORIES

5B1 Privacy

5B1.1 From the EYES of Particular Others
5B1.2 From the NOSE of Particular Others
5B1.3 From the EARS of Particular Others
5B1.4 From the KNOWLEDGE of Particular Others

5B1.4.1 Involving Your Activities

5B1.4.1.1 Places
5B1.4.1.2 People
5B1.4.1.3 Purchases
5B1.4.1.4 Bills

5B1.4.2 Involving Your Ideas

5B1.4.2.1 Memories
5B1.4.2.2 Attitudes
5B1.4.2.3 Opinions

5B2 Information: Record Keeping

5B2.1 Schedules
5B2.2 Shopping Lists
5B2.3 Date and Address Books
5B2.4 Check/Bank Books
5B2.5 Biographical

5B2.5.1 Diary
5B2.5.2 Notes
5B2.5.3 Resolutions

5C NOTICING OBSERVATIONS

5C1 Visual Sightings

5C1.1 Physical State/Appearance of Things and Places
5C1.2 Change in Normalcy Signs
5C1.3 Weather
5C1.4 People in Public Places

5C2 Relationship Events

5C2.1 Noticables About People You Know

5C2.1.1 Physical Appearance
5C2.1.2 Mood
5C2.1.3 Unmentionables Within the Relationship
5C2.1.4 Disoccasioned Mentionables

5C3 Auditory Pickings-up

5C3.1 Overheard Snatches of Talk
5C3.2 Sounds, Noises

5D DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTIONS

5D1 Gossiping
5D2 Catching Up on Newsssss
5D3 Having an Argument
5D4 Joking
5D5 Exchanging Information
5D6 Making Arrangements
5D7 Working Out a Problem
5D8 Sharing Secrets/Confessions
5D9 Routine Reviews/News of the Day

5E TRANSACTIONAL STRATEGIES: EPISODES WHEN I:

5E1 Lied
5E2 Avoided
5E3 Persisted In
5E4 Pursued
5E5 Insisted On

5F DECLARATIONS

5F1 Problems
5F2 Concerns
5F3 Secrets
5F4 Disoccasioned Topics
5F5 Superstitions

5G SLOGANS

5G1 About Appearance
5G2 About Health
5G3 About Diet
5G4 Folk Wisdom

5H EPITHETS

5H1 Pet Peeves (self and others)
5H2 Family Sayings
5H3 Nicknames (self and others)
5H4 Personal (self and others)
5H5 Regularized References to:

5H5.1 Time
5H5.2 Place
5H5.3 Events

5I HANGOUTS AND GROUP ACTIVITIES

5I1 Places
5I2 Circumstances of Crowding With
5I3 Activities with Others
5I4 Rights and Priviledges
5I5 Reputation

5J REPORTING JOINT ACTIVITIES

5J1 Doing Something With Dates, Appointments
5J2 Telephone Calls
5J3 Writing/Receiving Notes, Letters, Memos, Ads, etc.
5J4 Paying Bills

5K NON-JOINT ACTIVITIES

5K1 Doing a Task for Another Person
5K2 Buying a Gift for Another Person
5K3 Mentioning a Person to Someone
5K4 Avoiding a Person
5K5 Going to See/Looking for a Person
5K6 Having a Mental Exchange with Someone

ZONE 6: APPEARANCE

6A INTERVIEWING OTHERS

6A1 Who Am I
6A2 What Am I
6A3 How Am I
6A4 What Do I Look Like To You


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