What is it about?

This study explores the role of metaphors in shaping how emojis are designed, used, and understood. The research shows that emojis constantly change and adapt to different contexts, making them dynamic symbols of modern communication.

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Why is it important?

The study helps us better understand how emojis influence and are influenced by the way people express themselves and interact in the digital world.

Perspectives

It is an original paper that explores not only how culture shapes emojis, but also emojis' influence on culture and language.

Agnese Sampietro
Universitat Jaume I

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This page is a summary of: Languaging in Multimodal Digital Interaction: An Enactive Exploration of Emoji Metaphors and Meanings, Signifiances (Signifying), November 2024, Universite Clermont Auvergne,
DOI: 10.52497/signifiances.v7i1.365.
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