{"product_id":"the-semiotics-of-emoji-9781474281997","title":"The Semiotics of Emoji","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarcel Danesi \u003c\/b\u003eis a Professor at the University of Toronto, Canada.  He is known for his work in semiotics and youth culture. He has published on the meanings of popular culture and how they inform social evolution. He has also written textbooks introducing linguistics and semiotics, and published a series of books on advertising as a sign system.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main contributions of Danesi's work are, first, his report on the survey of a hundred eighteen to twenty-two-year-old university students - fifty males and fifty females - along with examples of their text messages. * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eDanesi maintains a healthy level of scepticism about the applications and future of the emoji, especially when it comes to \"translations\" of classics such as \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAlice in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e. * The Sydney Herald *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Semiotics of Emoji\u003c\/i\u003e is an important reminder of the limitations of language and sound, and how much visual symbols can aid human interaction and add to the richness of communication. * Inspector Insight *\u003cbr\u003eDanesi’s goal was to provide readers with a look at emoji that was accessible to everyone ... He reached that goal by providing a great balance of information coming from his vast experience in various fields. * The Linguist List *\u003cbr\u003eInteresting [and] provocative. * Internet Pragmatics *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreface\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e 1. Emoji and Writing Systems\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003e2. Emoji Uses \u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003e3. Emoji Competence \u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003e4. Emoji Semantics\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003e5. Emoji Grammar\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003e6. Emoji Pragmatics\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003e7. Emoji Variation\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003e8. Emoji Spread\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003e9. Universal Languages\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003e10. A Communication Revolution?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e References\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eIndex\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515772658007,"sku":"9781474281997","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-semiotics-of-emoji-9781474281997","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}