{"product_id":"emoticons-kaomoji-and-emoji-9780367785215","title":"Emoticons Kaomoji and Emoji","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection offers a comprehensive treatment of emoticons, \u003ci\u003ekaomoji\u003c\/i\u003e, and emoji, examining these digital pictograms and ideograms from a range of perspectives to comprehend their increasing role in the transformation of communication in the digital age. Featuring a detailed introduction and eleven contributions from an interdisciplinary group of scholars, the volume begins by outlining the history and development of the field, situating emoticons, \u003ci\u003ekaomoji, \u003c\/i\u003eand emoji\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e expressing a variety of moods and emotional states, facial expressions, as well as all kinds of everyday objects as both a topic of global relevance but also within multimodal, semiotic, picture theoretical, cultural and linguistic research. The book shows how the interplay of these systems with text can alter and shape the meaning and content of messaging and examines how this manifests itself through different lenses, including the communicative, socio-political, aesthetic, and cross-cultural. M\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Emoticons, \u003ci\u003eKaomoji\u003c\/i\u003e, and Emoji: The Transformation of Communication in the Digital Age \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 1: Intercultural Mediations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Not Everyone ����s: Or, The Question of Emoji as a ‘Universal’ Form of Expression \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Cultural Literacy in the Empire of Emoji Signs: Who is ����? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Emoticons: Digital \u003ci\u003eLingua Franca\u003c\/i\u003e or a Culture-Specific Product Leading to Misunderstandings? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: Intersectional Mediations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. '\u003ci\u003eImpact taisetsu da\u003c\/i\u003e!': The Use of Emoji and \u003ci\u003eKaomoji\u003c\/i\u003e in \u003ci\u003eDansō\u003c\/i\u003e Escort Blogs between Gender Expression and Emotional Labour \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Emoticons in Social Media: The Case of Japanese Facebook Users \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: Linguistic Mediations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. ‘Iconographetic Communication’ in Digital Media: Emoji in WhatsApp, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook—from a Linguistic Perspective \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. A Cultural Exploration of the Use of \u003ci\u003eKaomoji\u003c\/i\u003e, Emoji, and \u003ci\u003eKigō\u003c\/i\u003e in Japanese Blog Post Narratives \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4: Pictorial Mediations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. The Elephant in the Room of Emoji-Research: Or, Pictoriality, to What Extent? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. Construction of Iconicity in Scenes of \u003ci\u003eKaomoji\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5: Material Mediations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11. Who Is Afraid of Mr. Yuk? The Display of the Basic Emotion of Disgust in an ‘Analogue Precursor’ to Contemporary Emoji \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12. From Digital to Analog: \u003ci\u003eKaomoji\u003c\/i\u003e on the Prayer Tablets of Anime Pilgrims \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd (Sales)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018077077847,"sku":"9780367785215","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367785215.jpg?v=1750775561","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/emoticons-kaomoji-and-emoji-9780367785215","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}