#5650. Sticker and emoji use in facebook messenger: Implications for graphicon change

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Psychology
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Abstract:
This study posits that graphicon use follows an evolutionary trajectory characterized by stages. Drawing on evidence that the uses and functions of emoticons have changed ove rtime and that the introduction of emoji affected the popularity and usage of emoticons, we examine the uses of the newer types, emoji and stickers, and consider the relationship of stickers to emoji. Adapting the apparent-time method from thes ociolinguistic study of language change, we comparesticker and emoji use by English-speaking Facebook Messenger users, exploring how they are used and under what conditions using semi-structured interviews and a large-scale survey.
Keywords:
Emoji; Emoticons; Evolution; Instant Messaging; Motivations; Sociolinguistic; Stickers

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