This paper presents an analysis of face emoji (disc-shaped pictograms with stylized facial
expressions) that accompany written text. We propose that there is a use of face emoji in …

Emoji are widely used, but have received relatively little attention in psycholinguistic
research. Upon encountering a message consisting of both text and emoji, readers …

We argue that formal linguistic theory, properly extended, can provide a unifying framework
for diverse phenomena beyond traditional linguistic objects. We display applications to …

This paper aims to provide a foundation for studying the interplay between emoji and
linguistic (natural language) expressions; it does so by proposing a formal semantic …

I argue that emojis are essentially little pictures, rather than words, gestures, expressives, or
diagrams.???? means that the world looks like that, from some viewpoint. I flesh out a …

As part of a recent attempt to extend the methods of formal semantics beyond language
('Super Semantics'), it has been claimed that music has an abstract truth-conditional …

Emojis and gestures: a new typology1 Page 1 Emojis and gestures: a new typology1 Francesco
PIERINI— École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales Abstract. This paper addresses the …

In recent years, formal linguistic analysis has expanded its scope to include objects of study
beyond natural language, under the umbrella of Super Linguistics (where the intended …

In March 2022, the NBA basketball player Taurean Prince was fined $15,000 (USD) for
extending a finger. He had presented the “bird”—a raised middle digit—to another player …

It is becoming increasingly clear that the online pictographs known as 'emojis' interact with
the text they appear alongside in quite complex ways. The purpose of this project was to test …