The linguist Kenneth L. Pike coined the term etic (see also emic) to refer to the theoretical taxonomic categories that analysts use to construct an explicit, scientific system. Etic units are analogous to the units used in phonetics, the linguistic analysis of sounds. An etic standpoint, viewpoint, or analysis is one that compares societies. Pike refers to etic system as the theory, methods, and ...

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