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The Semiotics of Emoji: the Rise of Visual Language in the Age of the Internet (book review)
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Reviewed workDanesi, Marcel: The semiotics of emoji: the rise of visual language in the age of the Internet. London: Bloomsbury Acad. 2017. 978-1-4742-8198-0
Abstract This paper reviews Marcel Danesi’s new book on the use of emoji in particular, and the use of visual language more generally. Danesi offers a number of interesting examples of emoji use, pointing out that their use has risen considerably in a number of contexts. He goes on to question how far emoji ... view more
This paper reviews Marcel Danesi’s new book on the use of emoji in particular, and the use of visual language more generally. Danesi offers a number of interesting examples of emoji use, pointing out that their use has risen considerably in a number of contexts. He goes on to question how far emoji use can be extended by examining the structure of the emoji ‘language’. Overall this is an accessible book that presents a number of examples of visual languages and comments on the possibilities and challenges for visual language use against a backdrop of technological change.... view less
Keywords
visualization; Internet; semiotics; language
Classification
Science of Literature, Linguistics
Interactive, electronic Media
Free Keywords
emoji; visual communication; visual languages
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 75-78
Journal
Media and Communication, 5 (2017) 4
ISSN
2183-2439
Status
Published Version; reviewed