"etic" meaning in English

See etic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɛtɪk/ Forms: more etic [comparative], most etic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛtɪk Etymology: Coined by American linguist Kenneth Pike in 1954 from phonetic. * Kenneth Lee Pike (1962) With Heart and Mind: A Personal Synthesis of Scholarship and Devotion, page 37: “I have coined the term etic to refer to the detached observer’s view […]” Etymology templates: {{coin|en|Kenneth Pike|in=1954|nat=American|occ=linguist}} Coined by American linguist Kenneth Pike in 1954 Head templates: {{en-adj}} etic (comparative more etic, superlative most etic)
  1. (social sciences, anthropology) Of or pertaining to analysis of a culture from a perspective situated outside all cultures. Wikipedia link: Emic and etic Categories (topical): Anthropology, Social sciences Derived forms: etically Coordinate_terms: emic Translations (analyzing a culture from outside): ètic (Catalan), etisch (Dutch), etisch (German), ητικός (itikós) (Greek)
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