36.421, Books: Emoji Speak: Kiaer (2023)

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Subject: 36.421, Books: Emoji Speak: Kiaer (2023)

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Date: 01-Feb-2025
From: Rachel Bradshaw [rachel.bradshaw at bloomsbury.com]
Subject: Emoji Speak: Kiaer (2023)


Title: Emoji Speak
Subtitle: Communication and Behaviours on Social Media
Publication Year: 2023

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
           http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/
Book URL: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/emoji-speak-9781350371507/

Author(s): Jieun Kiaer

Paperback: 9781350371507  Price: £28.99
Hardback: 9781350135116  Price £95.00

Abstract:

Providing an in-depth discussion of emoji use in a global context,
this volume presents the use of emoji as a hugely important facet of
computer-mediated communication, leading author Jieun Kiaer to coin
the term 'emoji speak'.
Exploring why and how emojis are born, and the different ways in which
people use them, this book highlights the diversity of emoji speak.
Presenting the results of empirical investigations with participants
of British, Belgian, Chinese, French, Japanese, Jordanian, Korean,
Singaporean, and Spanish backgrounds, it raises important questions
around the complexity of emoji use.
Though emojis have become ubiquitous, their interpretation can be more
challenging. What is humorous in one region, for example, might be
considered inappropriate or insulting in another. Whilst emoji use can
speed up our communication, we might also question whether they convey
our emotions sufficiently. Moreover, far from belonging to the youth,
people of all ages now use emoji speak, prompting Kiaer to consider
the future of our communication in an increasingly digital world.

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
                     Pragmatics
                     Semantics




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