emic
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- noun
- /ˈɛmɪk/
- Specialized
- But if our larger goal is to study these traditions on their own terms, we must move from the etic approach to the emic approach so that attention can be directed toward materials and conditions that are native to these traditions and so that appropriate frames and language can be developed to deal with differences as well as similarities between different traditions.
- emic perspective
- emic account
- emic distinction
Examples
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The emic and etic notions of kingship in the Grassfields may be less distinct than they appear to be.
Academic text (1993) -
Our goal, however, was not to document participant perspectives that would then be translated into specific ethical practices, but rather to provide insight on the emic perspectives that might challenge current ways of thinking about ethics-in-research issues among poorly understood, stereotyped, and vulnerable populations, especially populations like drug users whose voices are not often heard in the research discourse.
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If not, can they "shift center" to understand the emic view in a way that is helpful to the teller?
Academic text (2011) -
"Hard-heartedness" is an important emic category.
Academic text (1992) -
By the end of the study, the interviews and questionnaires will be conducted again to gather all participants' emic perspectives of their experiences.
Academic text (2011) -
To continue explaining the evolution of steps taken to ensure the success of the transition, I adopt the emic classification of managerial action.
Academic text (1999) -
First, the suggested emic role approach is examined with respect to contemporary concerns regarding authority, epistemology, and standard fieldwork procedures.
Academic text (1991) -
We call for the incorporation of cross-cultural lived experience and emic perspectives gained through ethnographic and historical accounts into social movement theorizing.
Academic text (2008) -
In anthropology, researchers strive to capture the emic perspectives of communities to better understand their cultural practices.
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Educators often seek to gather emic insights from students to enhance the learning experience within diverse classrooms.
Synonyms
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4.1
A way of thinking shaped by your beliefs or experiences
Surface Forms
Etymology
Emic comes from the ending -emic in the word phonemic, a word about sounds that belong 'inside' a language, and was borrowed to mean an 'insider' perspective; so an emic (noun) is an account from someone inside a group that shows how people there understand their own customs.