An Empirical Study on the Use of Emojis by College Students From the Perspective of Symbolic Interactionism
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1204.11Keywords:
emoji, function, network languageAbstract
The present paper, by referring to the theory of Symbolic Interactionism, through the questionnaire survey among college students, studies the functions and influences of emoji use in online communication. It is found that emojis have linguistic, social and aesthetic functions. However, it also has certain disadvantages and limitations.
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