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单词 emic
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Definition of emic in English:

emic

adjective ˈiːmɪkˈēmik
Anthropology
  • Relating to or denoting an approach to the study or description of a particular language or culture in terms of its internal elements and their functioning rather than in terms of any existing external scheme.

    accurate ethnographic description from an internal or emic perspective, from the native point of view
    Often contrasted with etic
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This semantic field reveals an emic understanding of blindness, which involves the importance of everything visual in ancient Mediterranean culture.
    • Related to the problems of anachronism and ethnocentrism is the distinction between emic and etic terms.
    • Some anthropologists address the problem of determining from whose perspective an observation is meaningful and against which set of standards it should be validated by calling attention to the emic or etic status of data.
    • We contend that, if they had used an emic approach (subjective, phenomenological), numerous differences in fathering would likely emerge.
    • Ethnographers commonly make a distinction between the etic and emic dimensions of the study of cultural practices, which reflects the difference between the structural and reflective dimensions of meaning.
    • In ethnographic studies, the orientation of the researcher is termed etic or emic.
    • This research method relies primarily on interviews and participant observation to access the emic or native perspective.
    • In addition, it is important to note that because each author has been either a teacher or parent at the school, we approach the study from an emic perspective.
    • Also included in this broad category is the field of ethno-ecology which focuses on the emic understandings of human-environmental relationships.
    • The open-ended interview questions allowed people to use their own words to describe their knowledge, and particular words and expressions were often written verbatim to preserve their emic nature.

Origin

1950s: abstracted from such words as phonemic (see phoneme) and systemic.

 
 

Definition of emic in US English:

emic

adjectiveˈēmik
Anthropology
  • Relating to or denoting an approach to the study or description of a particular language or culture in terms of its internal elements and their functioning rather than in terms of any existing external scheme.

    accurate ethnographic description from an internal or emic perspective, from the native point of view
    Often contrasted with etic
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This research method relies primarily on interviews and participant observation to access the emic or native perspective.
    • This semantic field reveals an emic understanding of blindness, which involves the importance of everything visual in ancient Mediterranean culture.
    • The open-ended interview questions allowed people to use their own words to describe their knowledge, and particular words and expressions were often written verbatim to preserve their emic nature.
    • In ethnographic studies, the orientation of the researcher is termed etic or emic.
    • In addition, it is important to note that because each author has been either a teacher or parent at the school, we approach the study from an emic perspective.
    • Some anthropologists address the problem of determining from whose perspective an observation is meaningful and against which set of standards it should be validated by calling attention to the emic or etic status of data.
    • Also included in this broad category is the field of ethno-ecology which focuses on the emic understandings of human-environmental relationships.
    • We contend that, if they had used an emic approach (subjective, phenomenological), numerous differences in fathering would likely emerge.
    • Ethnographers commonly make a distinction between the etic and emic dimensions of the study of cultural practices, which reflects the difference between the structural and reflective dimensions of meaning.
    • Related to the problems of anachronism and ethnocentrism is the distinction between emic and etic terms.

Origin

1950s: abstracted from such words as phonemic (see phoneme) and systemic.

 
 
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