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Emic

Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun

Definitions:

  1. (Adjective) Relating to or derived from the perspective or internal view of a particular culture, group, or individual.
  2. (Noun) A linguistic or cultural element or pattern that is unique to a particular culture, group, or individual.

Examples:

  1. As an emic approach is taken, researchers aim to understand behaviors and concepts from within a specific cultural context.
  2. In anthropology, emics are contrasted with etics, which are observations made from an external viewpoint.
  3. The linguist discovered an interesting emic in the tribal language, a sound that was exclusive to their speech pattern.

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