- emic
- emic 1954, from phonemic.
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emic — emic; hy·pox·emic; ac·e·ton·emic; dys·pro·tein·emic; hy·per·hep·a·rin·emic; mac·ro·glob·u·lin·emic; py·emic; … English syllables
emic — adjective Of or pertaining to the analysis of a cultural system or its features from the perspective of a participant in that culture. A useful example of the emic etic distinction may be made by comparing the concept “waves on the ocean or sea”… … Wiktionary
emic — /ˈimɪk/ (say eemik) adjective amounting to a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other behavioural system. Compare etic. {from (phon)emic; coined by Kenneth L Pike, 1912–2000, US linguist} …
emic — ˈēmik adjective Etymology: phonemic : of, relating to, or having characteristics which are significant to the structure of a language or other behavioral system a phonemic transcription … is an emic description of speech John Algeo compare etic… … Useful english dictionary
Emic and etic — are terms used by some in the social sciences and the behavioral sciences to refer to two different kinds of data concerning human behavior. *An emic account is a description of behavior or a belief in terms meaningful (consciously or… … Wikipedia
Emic y etic — El término Emic y etic fue introducido por primera vez por el lingüista Kenneth Pike basándose en la distinción entre phonemics (fonología) y phonetics (fonética). Pike argumentó que este tipo de distinción basado en la interpretación del sujeto… … Wikipedia Español
emic and etic analysis — A distinction borrowed by anthropologists from linguistics. Emicists concentrate on describing the indigenous values of a particular society while eticists apply broader theoretical models across a number of societies. The emic approach became… … Dictionary of sociology
-emic — Anoxaemia An ox*[ae] mi*a, emia e mi*a ([a^]n [o^]ks*[=e] m[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.; Gr. an priv. + oxygen + Gr. ? blood.] (Med.) An abnormal condition due to deficient a[ e]ration of the blood, as in balloon sickness, mountain sickness. {An ox*[ae]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
emic — adjective Etymology: phonemic Date: 1954 of, relating to, or involving analysis of cultural phenomena from the perspective of one who participates in the culture being studied compare etic … New Collegiate Dictionary
emic — /ee mik/, adj. Ling. pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior. Cf. etic. [1950 55; extracted from PHONEMIC; coined by U.S. linguist Kenneth L. Pike (born… … Universalium
