emic

[ee-mik]

Origin

adjective Linguistics.

pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.

Compare etic.

Origin:
1950–55; extracted from phonemic; coined by U.S. linguist Kenneth L. Pike (born 1912)

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Emic is always a great word to know.

So is signified. Does it mean:

the thing or concept denoted by a sign

a sentence in which another sentence is embedded: In 'The man who called is waiting,' 'The man is waiting' is a matrix sentence

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Word Origin & History

emic

1954, from phonemic.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Abbreviations & Acronyms

EMIC
Environmental Mutagen Information Center

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