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LanguageAndMedia » FocusAndContent » LanguageOfSMS » LanguageVarietiesAndLanguageReductionOfSMS-Communication » TheUseOfEmoticonsInSMS-Communication

The Use of Emoticons

  • some emoticons are conventionalized
  • new semiotic system => iconic

  • other emoticons are sophisticated and non-iconic
    • "peer-group-specific"

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