etic
adjective social sciences , language specialized uk/ˈet.ɪk/ us/ˈet.ɪk/
客位的（从外来者的角度对某种语言或文化进行研究或描述的）
relating to a way of studying or describing a language or culture from the point of view of people who do not use the language or who live outside the culture
The linguist Kenneth L. Pike proposed a distinction between emic and etic language. 语言学家肯尼斯·L·派克提出了主位语言和客位语言之间的区别。
The emic "insider" perspective either complements or invalidates the etic "outsider" perspective. 主位的“内部人”视角会强化或否定客位的“外部人”视角。
Compare: emic
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- Etic sentences also contain other information besides the emic language.
- The emic language in a society, i.e. what the inhabitants themselves use, is not necessarily different from the etic language of scholarship.
- For every etic perspective, there will always be an emic perspective along with it and I should always keep an open mind for other cultures different from mine.