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-In some way, the space of crime scene is communicated by a natural sign: the tape marks the boundary. But imagine this from a purely etic perspective. Imagine being an alien from outer space. How do you know that this line should not be crossed? What's to say that it's not a finish line or a decorative ribbon? The markings on the tape are read symbolically, and would only make sense in an [[:emic_and_etic|emic]] perspective.
+In some way, the space of crime scene is communicated by a natural sign: the tape marks the boundary. But imagine this from a purely etic perspective. Imagine being an alien from outer space. How do you know that this line should not be crossed? What's to say that it's not a finish line or a decorative ribbon? The markings on the tape are read symbolically, and would only make sense in an [[:emic_and_etic|emic]] perspective. The space of the crime scene is visible to someone with this emic perspective. In that sense also, //crime scene// is an emic category within the cultural worldview of New South Wales.

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