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Thomas Galvez

What Do Emojis Mean? - 0 views

www.theatlantic.com/...385127

psychology sociology language cognitive emojis law social technology communication culture

shared by Thomas Galvez on 08 Feb 15 - No Cached
  • Anything presented in text, whatever the type—characters, pictograms, onomatopoetic expressions—can be interpreted in some way. And court cases involving unconventional, unpronounceable type aren't rare
  • But the definitions of emojis will raise questions soon, because emojis are essentially fuzzy in definition. They're embedded in complicated social context, making them open to interpretation
  • The expressions on a person's face can't be translated perfectly in text, even if emojis include a set of varied faces. "Face-to-face, you get intonation, speech tempo, hand gestures, furrowed brows," he tells me. "We're trying to make sense of an impoverished channel of communication. We're trying to make ourselves understood." So, a wide smile in emoji form may not mean joy, but could instead mean a variety of expressions not easily interpreted by the receiver of the message
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  • As for the phatic expression of laughter, "haha," "lol," "hehe," etc. can serve as placeholders as well, regardless of whether the sender of the message is laughing in real life.
  • That's the basic idea behind how people interpret emoticons and emojis, too. "The introduction of emoticons and emojis just gives you more tools at your disposal,
  • So, the answer to the question of whether emoticons are relevant in Ulbricht's case is a resounding yes and no.
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