Pragmatic functions of emoji in internet-based communication---a corpus-based study

Abstract Emojis have been indispensable and efficient tools in online interaction with the booming Internet and dramatically fast emergence of electronic communication channels. The present research is to study the pragmatic functions of emoji in internet-based communication within the revised frame...

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Main Authors: Li Li, Yue Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-09-01
Series:Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40862-018-0057-z