The Emoji Revolution

Explores the evolution of emoji, how people use them, and what they tell us about the technology-enhanced state of modern society.

List of contents

1. The what, the why and the where of emoji; 2. Emoji and the history of human communication; 3. Making faces; 4. Metaphors and moral panics; 5. The shaping force of digital technology; 6. People, politics and interpersonal relationships; 7. Diverse identities; 8. Creativity and culture; 9. The emojification of everyday life.

About the author

Philip Seargeant is the author of several books on topics ranging from language and social media, linguistic creativity, to English around the world. His most recent work focuses on language, communication and politics, and the influence and impact on this of new technologies.

Product details

• Authors: Jürgen Meisel, Philip Seargeant, Seargeant Philip
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2019
• EAN: 9781108721790
• ISBN: 978-1-108-72179-0
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Sprachgeschichte, Psychologie, Medientheorie, Medienwissenschaft, Spracherwerb, Umgangssprache, Mundart, Dialekt, Mundart, Medienwissenschaften, Media Studies, Popular Culture, Zweisprachigkeit und Mehrsprachigkeit, Soziolinguistik, Slang, Sprache: Geschichte und Allgemeines, Umgangssprache, PSYCHOLOGY / General, Populärkultur, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Jargon, Dialekt - Dialektologie, Sprache / Umgangssprache, Sprachwissenschaft / Sprachgeschichte, Trivialkultur, Sociolinguistics, Language: history & general works, Media studies: internet, digital media and society, Language: history and general works