Open AccessOn the Popularity of Emoticons
Author(s) -
Aijing Zhang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
english language teaching and linguistics studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2640-9844
pISSN - 2640-9836
DOI - 10.22158/eltls.v2n2p1
Subject(s) - popularity , communication source , style (visual arts) , expression (computer science) , social media , social communication , internet privacy , psychology , sociology , communication , social psychology , computer science , world wide web , telecommunications , art , visual arts , programming language
Emoticons are now ubiquitous in people’s daily communication in China. The popularity of this new kind of expression is attributed to complex interplay of environment, culture, economy and life style. The functions of emoticons in communication center on the social aspect, to both the sender and the receiver. The aim of the study is to describe, analyze and summarize the usage of emoticons and the social functions in communication.