
In linguistic anthropology, what does an 'emic' perspective focus on?
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Get StartedIn linguistic anthropology, what does an 'emic' perspective focus on?
Options:
- The native speaker’s viewpoint and categories
- Cross-cultural measurement using outsider categories
- Formal syntactic universals
- Acoustic measurement of speech signals
Correct answer: The native speaker’s viewpoint and categories
Explanation: An emic perspective analyzes concepts as understood by native speakers. The terms emic/etic were popularized by Kenneth L. Pike in 1954 to contrast insider vs. outsider views.
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