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1Department of Psychology, The University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA lfeldman@albany.edu.
The Behavioral and Brain Sciences
|October 2, 2023
Summary
Online communication technology helps standardize meaning, even with fleeting signals. Emojis, as ideographic symbols, work with words to show potential for consistent meaning in digital communication.
Area of Science:
- Digital Communication Studies
- Linguistics
- Semiotics
Background:
- Technological advancements in online communication impact how meaning is conveyed and standardized.
- Signal transience in digital interactions poses challenges for consistent interpretation.
- The role of visual symbols in modern communication requires further investigation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze how technological innovations affect meaning standardization in online communication.
- To classify emojis as ideographic symbols and explore their relationship with surrounding text.
- To validate the potential for meaning standardization through the use of ideographs like emojis.
Main Methods:
- Classification of emojis as ideographic symbols.
- Examination of the interdependence between emojis and surrounding words during reading and writing.
- Analysis of communication contexts, including both asynchronous and synchronous interactions.
Main Results:
- Technological innovations mitigate the effects of signal transience on meaning standardization.
- Emojis demonstrate a significant interdependence with textual content.
- Emoji usage supports the standardization of meaning in ideographic forms within digital contexts.
Conclusions:
- Online communication technologies enhance the reliability of meaning patterning.
- Emojis function as ideographs with the capacity for standardized meaning.
- The study validates the potential for ideographs to achieve meaning standardization in digital communication.
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