Emic

Origin

From phonemic.

• 1982, Kenneth Lee Pike, Linguistic Concepts: An Introduction to Tagmemics‎, page 44Generalizing from phonemics, I coined the term emic in 1954.

Full definition of emic

Adjective

1. (social science) Of or pertaining to the analysis of a cultural system or its features from the perspective of a participant in that culture.
• 1996, Advanced Methodological Issues in Culturally Competent Evaluation for Substance Abuse PreventionA useful example of the emic-etic distinction may be made by comparing the concept “waves on the ocean or sea” from the perspective of a European American with that of a Truk Islander … The proposed etics here might be that both cultures understand the use of waves as vehicles for surfing and as movement reflecting the transfer of energy … certain differences, or emics exist, for European Americans the waves may be sources of beauty — the Truk Islander has learned to use them … as a road map.

Coordinate terms

• etic

Anagrams

• ICEM
• mice