Emoji Speak
Communication and Behaviours on Social Media
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Jieun Kiaer's 'Emoji Speak' investigates how emojis function across cultures, generations, and platforms, arguing they form a multimodal 'emoji speak' that complements and competes with letter-based communication.
Drawing on empirical work with participants from multiple countries, the book shows how identical emoji can carry different meanings depending on region, context, and social hierarchy.
Kiaer discusses emoji creation, Unicode's role, copyright complications, and legal and social consequences of emoji use.
She highlights both the expressive affordances of emojis and risks like miscommunication, cultural narrowing, and overreliance on preset symbols.
The book situates emoji within broader shifts toward visual, multimodal interaction and calls for more nuanced understanding and legal frameworks for digital communication.
Drawing on empirical work with participants from multiple countries, the book shows how identical emoji can carry different meanings depending on region, context, and social hierarchy.
Kiaer discusses emoji creation, Unicode's role, copyright complications, and legal and social consequences of emoji use.
She highlights both the expressive affordances of emojis and risks like miscommunication, cultural narrowing, and overreliance on preset symbols.
The book situates emoji within broader shifts toward visual, multimodal interaction and calls for more nuanced understanding and legal frameworks for digital communication.
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Jieun Kiaer, "Emoji Speak: Communication and Behaviours on Social Media" (Bloomsbury, 2023)
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Jieun Kiaer, "Emoji Speak: Communication and Behaviours on Social Media" (Bloomsbury, 2023)
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Jieun Kiaer, "Emoji Speak: Communication and Behaviours on Social Media" (Bloomsbury, 2023)
