Literacy of Emoticons
The literature world and the computer communication systems have diversified mainly due to the new technological advancements. The rise of these contemporary form of textual communication has raised eyebrows however much figurative the spoken or written language tries to communicate. Emoticons are the images used by communicators not just through computers but through other communication media to lay information that cannot be facially expressed. Some analysts argue that it is just a compensatory way of avoiding the use of straightforward language in expressing pure language that is accepted in the communication world (Byron et al., 2007). Others, on the other hand, laments that it's critical mode of communication and allows people to express some aspects of more imagery explanations understandable in the media world. The use of Emoticons is found to be ambiguous since it cannot relay the information the same way as the real spoken and correct language in the world of linguistics.
Emoticons are drawing-like images used by computer-mediated communication to express their stories that they believe are not verbally produced. The Emoticons are also known as smileys and appear as jokes in textual contexts via different media. Researchers believe that the rules used in unconsciously formulating the emoticons are justifiable through the art of imagination but are a little flammable when describing real world expressions (Kato et al., 2007).The examples of some emoticons can include the ‘heart, angel, beaver, baby and a clown' just but to mention. Emotcons are vital to use because they can portray the emotional aspect of the story that is easily understood by the two people communicating. When an instance of sarcasm, hyperbole, and a deliberate exaggeration is intended by the writer or the sender of the message, it's easier to explain it in emoticon language rather than put it in plain texts that might not turn out well for the textual explanation of that particular literature. The emoticons are used to set the tones with which would not have come out openly from the writer’s perspective when a written message was to be delivered in a given manner (Kato et al., 2007).
Some rules of emoticons might look unconscious for an application while others might feature well in the set -up, of English expression and professional writers. Firstly, instances where an individual is bored, an emoticon will act better in expressing the mood of the mediated communication. Secondly, when communicators use emoticons like a heart and clown emoticons, one might think that the first one shows that they are cared for, and the other will assume ridicule or just a joker in their explanations respectively. Thirdly, the nature of unconsciousness in the emoticons is seen when one uses emoticons in texts when explaining issues; the latter might provide misleading expressions for instance showing sadness instead of joy knowingly (Kato et al., 2007).The effect of the two events will lead to a romantic literature and poor communication in the mediated mode despite the original intended course. Fourthly, a writer might use emoticons when criticizing their competitors. It is here that the range of emoticons won’t work in favor at times because during such sessions, the level of bluntness is outlined and the value of the message is misplaced by the receiver of academic criticism. Fifthly, emoticons should not be part of the texts being used to communicate a given message, and it should always appear at the end of the book. The reason for this is because the etiquette level of showing proof of the work being done tend to look outlasted, and the meaning is lost and some bit of professionalism too (Byron et al., 2007).
Ultimately, the use of emoticons also generates poor grammar because it might not appear as a graphic component on the other media one is communicating with randomly. The compatibility of the computer models might be very different and takes more time in processing the data received. Lastly, the emoticons are only sure of their exact nature of expression when one re-reads the information thus giving it a misconception and low levels of verifiability. The input of emoticons are assumed to be more of an escape-goat kind of English expression, and this reason leads to its nature of unconsciousness that scientists are arguing over. The truth of the matter is that emoticons will always be used since it is already in use by our modern generation in the mailing and chatting gadgets but the literacy in its application to the grammar and linguistic world is void (Kato et al.,2007).
The researchers in various schools used their students to print their emoticon work which was then coded by the print-linguistic utterances that would be used to evaluate the relations between the emoticons and the essential English grammar. The emoticon language can be used as a media to pass information between two communicators trying to understand another by their coding effects. The emoticons connect the language by providing imagery that the textual concept cannot provide. We take an instance where a speaker cannot use emoticons when lecturing or addressing a gathering. In the academic field, emoticons will help a speaker through the handouts that will be made viable to students and audiences through various media. The coding always appears at the end of the texts such that even if a speaker does not explain the discourse entirely, the emoticons will act as the fulfilling agent for the remaining questions not answered by the scripts. It creates a connection as an interlocutor between the instant message and the receiver of the information (Byron et al., 2007).
The grammar world and emoticon expressions relate in some ways. Firstly, the emoticons by using the imagery concepts, it virtually means that the textual symbols like the apostrophe, punctuations and the little sentence structures used in the communication world, are expresses or can be outlined through emoticons. Emoticons are sometimes conventional and represent their statements as done by the English global world. The body of knowledge via such expressions is so vital because if not written but uttered, and then the meaning of the emoticon will act as a substitute explanation for the linguistic expressions (Kato et al., 2007).The language of speech in the instant messaging can be attributed as a symbol of emoticon that is in use to date by the communicated media forms. The disturbing nature that differentiates a dangerous English world and the emoticon is the fact that, for correct English, a majority of people depend on it for survival not just in academia but in the general function of our globe. On the other hand, the emoticon is only seen as a creation of our today world to minimize much data in passing information and only a minority of groups in the social media uses it as a jargon. The practicability of the emoticon is less valued, unlike the straightforward English language that is conversantly used to bring meaning to matters that are seemingly lost in the instant messaging world scenario (Byron et al., 2007).
The forms and use of emoticons are upwardly organized in a setting of trying to show the reality of things by believing in the world of imagery to deduce the intended meaning without being portrayed in the manner it was not intended for by the communicate. General conversations by students, friends and chat groups nowadays tend to use many emoticons to reveal their intended message. For instance, in the example of two couples wanting to meet and converse. The texts can use emoticons that will explain the quest and thirst to come together and on the other end, proves a different case when one cannot create time for another (Kato et al., 2007).The elements of sarcasm and rhetoric can be easily outlined without using the exact words in the texts but merely through emoticons. The outcome automatically creates a connection between the emoticon and the print-linguistic utterances that in the real sense, would have invoked another meaning altogether that might have been misinterpreted. In some school from Japan, the researchers used their knowledge to gauge the value of emoticon in students. It was noticed that there was a consistent correlation in the learning process and emotional effect between the two variables. The students use mail on phones as their print-linguistic mode to communicate. The emoticon concepts that can be expressed through images of anger, doubt and hostility arose in their examination of behavioral changes (Kato et al.,2007).The linguistic expressions about the students relationships and literacy in the language sections by e-mail communication revealed that a connection between the students was missing when they are at certain emotional distress unlike when they are stable and can communicate vividly without expressing their rage of refuting through emoticon images in the textual communication.
Emoticons are also applied in the middle of sentences just like commas and Standard English punctuations as forms that can allow breaks in the structure of sentences. In this case, the emoticons act as a true form for the SWE is in the English domain by providing ease to noting the print-linguistic structures. In summary, the researchers’ reasoned that the emoticons cannot be downplayed as it plays a vital role in the story of instant messaging (Byron et al., 2007). The notion is a reality and if it cannot be accepted in the SWE of paralinguistic expressions, then for the case of instant messaging, it must be applied to achieve its current relevance. The study is evidence-based I regard to the marginalized groups that already embrace the working part of emoticons in their expressions while undertaking a mediated communication. The research argued that emoticons help in the structuring of the mobile phone conversations through instant mailing. It is conventional thus communicators can put away their emotional appeal of a given sentence or message if emoticons are used rather than text. In essence, the emoticons were also able to manage the attitude and feelings of communicators’ foe example by controlling their minds and moods in perceiving information (Kato et al., 2007).
The instances include; effects of joy, sadness, anger and guilt that one may feel in the text description of their received message unlike the use of emoticons which summarizes the stories in short. It was found out that there is a high correlation between the use of emoticons and the emotional touch in communicating via the computer-mediated communication (CMC). Thus, analysts clarified that it's vital to use emoticons as a literary juncture but at the end of the paragraphs in the instant messaging vi mails. The nature of its paralinguistic data communication makes it viable for proof and its already existence (Byron et al., 2007).
References
Byron, Kristin, & Baldrige, David C. (2007). E-mail recipients’ impressions of senders’ likability. Journal of Business Communication, 44, 137–160.
Kato, Y., Kato, S., & Akahori, K. (2007). Computers in Human Behavior. Effects of emotional' cues transmitted in e-mail' communications on the emotions' experienced by senders and receivers.
