The Use of Symbols (Emoticons) in Social Media: A Shift of Language from Words to Symbols
Emojis is the fast-growing language in the world, attracting viewers and has a great impact on their minds. This research aims at exploring how the use of emoticons leads to the emergence of a new universal language preferred by youth, thus, inviting a shift from words to other symbols. This study is proceeding from a quantitative survey analysis of the international students at Eastern Mediterranean University, North Cyprus. A questionnaire was designed to conduct a survey and to collect data for this study. The relationship is measured by using a statistical correlation test. For the sample, 100 hundred students from different departments of the university were randomly selected. A proportionate sampling method of sampling technique was used to collect the data. It was found that social media has provided a platform for the use of emojis that not only makes communication easy and more user friendly but also adds to understanding in different age groups.
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Emojis use, Communication Context, Emoticons, Symbols, University Students
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(1) Liaqat Iqbal
Assistant Professor, Department of English, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Farhad Safi
Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
(3) Irfan Ullah
Assistant Professor, Department of English, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
Cite this article
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APA : Iqbal, L., Safi, F., & Ullah, I. (2020). The Use of Symbols (Emoticons) in Social Media: A Shift of Language from Words to Symbols. Global Mass Communication Review, V(III), 124-135. https://doi.org/10.31703/gmcr.2020(V-III).10
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CHICAGO : Iqbal, Liaqat, Farhad Safi, and Irfan Ullah. 2020. "The Use of Symbols (Emoticons) in Social Media: A Shift of Language from Words to Symbols." Global Mass Communication Review, V (III): 124-135 doi: 10.31703/gmcr.2020(V-III).10
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HARVARD : IQBAL, L., SAFI, F. & ULLAH, I. 2020. The Use of Symbols (Emoticons) in Social Media: A Shift of Language from Words to Symbols. Global Mass Communication Review, V, 124-135.
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MHRA : Iqbal, Liaqat, Farhad Safi, and Irfan Ullah. 2020. "The Use of Symbols (Emoticons) in Social Media: A Shift of Language from Words to Symbols." Global Mass Communication Review, V: 124-135
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MLA : Iqbal, Liaqat, Farhad Safi, and Irfan Ullah. "The Use of Symbols (Emoticons) in Social Media: A Shift of Language from Words to Symbols." Global Mass Communication Review, V.III (2020): 124-135 Print.
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OXFORD : Iqbal, Liaqat, Safi, Farhad, and Ullah, Irfan (2020), "The Use of Symbols (Emoticons) in Social Media: A Shift of Language from Words to Symbols", Global Mass Communication Review, V (III), 124-135
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TURABIAN : Iqbal, Liaqat, Farhad Safi, and Irfan Ullah. "The Use of Symbols (Emoticons) in Social Media: A Shift of Language from Words to Symbols." Global Mass Communication Review V, no. III (2020): 124-135. https://doi.org/10.31703/gmcr.2020(V-III).10