Jieun (Ji-yeon) Kiaer
Professor of Korean linguistics at the University of Oxford and author of Emoji Speak: Communication and Behaviours on Social Media (Bloomsbury, 2023), offering research-based insights into emoji use across cultures, generations, and legal contexts.
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Mar 2, 2026 • 42min
Jieun Kiaer, "Emoji Speak: Communication and Behaviours on Social Media" (Bloomsbury, 2023)
Dr. Jieun (Ji-yeon) Kiaer, Professor of Korean linguistics at Oxford and author of Emoji Speak, explores emoji as a global, image-based form of communication. She discusses how emojis are created and standardized, cultural and generational misunderstandings, legal questions around interpretation, and what emoji-driven interaction might mean for future digital worlds.
