emic
adjective
social science,languagespecializeduk/ˈiː.mɪk/us/ˈeɪ.mɪk/relatingto a way ofstudyingordescribingalanguageorculturefrom thepointofviewof thepeoplewho use thelanguageorlivein theculture:
We shouldconsiderthe emicperspectiveof whatspeakersthemselvesperceiveasimportant.
Withhistory, there ispressuretoprovidewhatpurportsto be an emicaccount– anaccountof how thepeopleinvolvedactuallythought.
Compare
etic
- Emic and eticperspectivesofillnessneed to beconsidered.
- Thesepeoplehadtheirown emictermfortheircity-states.
- Emicsentencescantellus how thecultureisseenby theparticularpeoplewholivein it.
- Whenstudyingculturesdifferent from mine, there will always be an emicperspectivethat comes with it.
- There may be adifferencebetween theordinaryemiclanguagein asocietyand the eticlanguageused byscientistsorscholars.