Terminology and theory discussion

[trinker]

As I work through the process of expert rules regex tagging I want to get out some theory and terms so that they can be iterated on and used in a consistent way.

• terms - regex searches
• tokens - bound text units that include words, punctuation, numbers
• tags - a collection of terms/tokens into a cohesive unit
• metatags - a way to group tags/subtags/other meta tags into a cohesive group
• subtags - grouping that is lower than tags but above terms/tokens

This image is from my dissertation and explains some of the ways qualitative researchers tend to form categories. This is essentially what termco is mimicing but utilizing an inductive/deductive approach. termco shares a great deal with Glaser and Strauss's grounded theory and could be considered a form of grounded theory. In the same way getting feedback from fiels experts around code/tag groupings is important. Constant comparison is a Glaser & Strauss idea of comparing across the discourse event to compare coding unit to coding unit to establish patterns. The aid of the computer allows for rapid comparisons with numbers of occurences readily available.

Related to: #26