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The Semiotics of Emoji: The Rise of Visual Language in the Age of the Internet
Marcel Danesi
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Paperback. Series: Bloomsbury Advances in Semiotics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: GTE. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 241 x 18. Weight in Grams: 274.
Shortlisted for the BAAL Book Prize 2017 Emoji have gone from being virtually unknown to being a central topic in internet communication. What is behind the rise and rise of these winky faces, clinking glasses and smiling poos? Given the sheer variety of verbal communication on the internet and English's still-controversial role as lingua mundi for the web, these icons have emerged as a compensatory universal language. The Semiotics of Emoji looks at what is officially the world's fastest-growing form of communication. Emoji, the colourful symbols and glyphs that represent ... Read more
Shortlisted for the BAAL Book Prize 2017 Emoji have gone from being virtually unknown to being a central topic in internet communication. What is behind the rise and rise of these winky faces, clinking glasses and smiling poos? Given the sheer variety of verbal communication on the internet and English's still-controversial role as lingua mundi for the web, these icons have emerged as a compensatory universal language. The Semiotics of Emoji looks at what is officially the world's fastest-growing form of communication. Emoji, the colourful symbols and glyphs that represent ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Bloomsbury Advances in Semiotics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781474281980
SKU
V9781474281980
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About Marcel Danesi
Marcel Danesi is a Professor at the University of Toronto, Canada. He is known for his work in semiotics and youth culture. He has published on the meanings of popular culture and how they inform social evolution. He has also written textbooks introducing linguistics and semiotics, and published a series of books on advertising as a sign system.
Reviews for The Semiotics of Emoji: The Rise of Visual Language in the Age of the Internet
The main contributions of Danesi's work are, first, his report on the survey of a hundred eighteen to twenty-two-year-old university students - fifty males and fifty females - along with examples of their text messages.
Times Literary Supplement
Danesi maintains a healthy level of scepticism about the applications and future of the emoji, especially when it comes to ... Read more
Times Literary Supplement
Danesi maintains a healthy level of scepticism about the applications and future of the emoji, especially when it comes to ... Read more