Book contents
- Emoji and Social Media Paralanguage
- Emoji and Social Media Paralanguage
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Note on the Text
- Abbreviations
- 1 Social Media Paralanguage and Emoji
- 2 Technical Dimensions
- 3 Modelling Emoji–Text Relations
- 4 Emoji Synchronising with Textual Meaning
- 5 Emoji Concurring with Ideational Meaning
- 6 Emoji Resonating with Interpersonal Meaning
- 7 Dialogic Affiliation
- 8 Communing Affiliation: The Role of Emoji in Communing around Bonds
- 9 Beyond Emoji–Text Relations
- 10 Conclusion
- References
- Glossary
- Index
1 - Social Media Paralanguage and Emoji
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 February 2024
- Emoji and Social Media Paralanguage
- Emoji and Social Media Paralanguage
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Note on the Text
- Abbreviations
- 1 Social Media Paralanguage and Emoji
- 2 Technical Dimensions
- 3 Modelling Emoji–Text Relations
- 4 Emoji Synchronising with Textual Meaning
- 5 Emoji Concurring with Ideational Meaning
- 6 Emoji Resonating with Interpersonal Meaning
- 7 Dialogic Affiliation
- 8 Communing Affiliation: The Role of Emoji in Communing around Bonds
- 9 Beyond Emoji–Text Relations
- 10 Conclusion
- References
- Glossary
- Index
Summary
This chapter introduces the study of emoji as a form of social media paralanguage. It delves into the semiotic versatility of emoji as ‘picture characters’ enabling users to express a wide range of meanings through their use with language in social media communication. The book approaches emoji as a form of paralanguage due to their close dependency on the meanings conveyed in their written co-text and their social context. The chapter highlights the significance of the social semiotic perspective to emoji-text relationships adopted in the book with its focus on understanding how they converge with the meanings made in other semiotic modes. It concludes by introducing the structure of the book and the focus of the upcoming chapters on both emoji-text relations and social affiliation.
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- Emoji and Social Media Paralanguage , pp. 1 - 17Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024