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This book investigates how digital youth engage in computer-mediated communication (CMC) in the era of social media. Particularly focused on their uses of emoji, their motivations, attitudes and interpretations of emoji use, Emoji Speak provides the first book-level discussion looking at youth-to-youth Social Network Service (SNS) communication and emoji use. Where previous research on SNS communication has tended to focus on the English language, in this book Jieun Kiaer explores SNS as a global phenomenon. Presenting the results of empirical investigation through large-scale surveys, SNS corpora, and interviews with a wide pool of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and British youth participants, Kiaer compares SNS communication across languages to provide insight in understanding youth language and their emojing behaviours. Arguing that the future of our modern languages lies within the multi-modal and multi-lingual linguistic behaviours found in SNS, Emoji Speak suggests that emoji use among young people is leading to the emergence of a new, 'social' grammar.

Émojis. --- Médias sociaux. --- Communication. --- Jeunes. --- Grammaire sociale --- Semiotics --- Mass communications --- Linguistics --- Emojis. --- Social media. --- Network publishing (Computer networks)

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Providing an in-depth discussion of emoji use in a global context, this volume presents the use of emoji as a hugely important facet of computer-mediated communication, leading author Jieun Kiaer to coin the term 'emoji speak'. Exploring why and how emojis are born, and the different ways in which people use them, this book highlights the diversity of emoji speak. Presenting the results of empirical investigations with participants of British, Belgian, Chinese, French, Japanese, Jordanian, Korean, Singaporean, and Spanish backgrounds, it raises important questions around the complexity of emoji use. Though emojis have become ubiquitous, their interpretation can be more challenging. What is humorous in one region, for example, might be considered inappropriate or insulting in another. Whilst emoji use can speed up our communication, we might also question whether they convey our emotions sufficiently. Moreover, far from belonging to the youth, people of all ages now use emoji speak, prompting Kiaer to consider the future of our communication in an increasingly digital world.

Emojis. --- Social media

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Intercultural couples (ICs) often face unique challenges that go unnoticed. This book delves into the experiences of 20 ICs living in Singapore and explores the complexity of their experiences through the lens of translanguaging. It shows how ICs mix language and culture in a borderless manner, not only between spouses but also with their wider families. Additionally, the authors examine the significance of technological advancements, which have transformed ICs' experiences over the past decade. In particular, parents-in-law pose a significant challenge for Asian-Western couples, as the relationship with them in Asia differs from that in the West. Each couple's unique shared culture and language transcends the borders of nation-states, requiring exchange, sharing, negotiation, and adaptation. This book provides an easy-to-read, holistic exploration of the issues faced by ICs, offering insight into overlooked aspects such as location, in-laws, and technology. Jieun Kiaer is the Young Bin Min-KF Professor of Korean Language and Linguistics at the University of Oxford, UK. Her research interests include intercultural communication from an Asian perspective, East Asian linguistics, and multilingualism. Her recent publications include Translingual Words (2019), Delicious Words (2020), and Multimodal Communication in Young Multilingual Children: Learning beyond Words (2023). Hyejeong Ahn is a Senior Lecturer at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, Australia, and has extensive professional experience in Australia, South Korea, and Singapore. She has published widely on intercultural communication and World Englishes, including her books Beyond Borrowing: Lexical Interaction between Englishes and Asian Languages (2023) and Attitudes to World Englishes (2017).

Intercultural communication. --- Interpersonal communication. --- Multilingualism. --- Sociology. --- Social groups. --- Intercultural Communication. --- Communication Psychology. --- Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging. --- Association --- Group dynamics --- Groups, Social --- Associations, institutions, etc. --- Social participation --- Social theory --- Social sciences --- Language and languages --- Communication --- Interpersonal relations --- Cross-cultural communication --- Culture --- Cross-cultural orientation --- Cultural competence --- Multilingual communication --- Technical assistance --- Anthropological aspects