A SIP to a gulp: graphicons as social information in text-based computer-mediated communication

• Main Author: Gao, Yang
• Other Authors: Benjamin Hill Detenber
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2023
• Subjects: Social sciences::Communication::Communication theories and models
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/172884
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

With the rapid advancement of communication technology, the landscape of computer-mediated communication (CMC) has gone through profound changes, especially in text-based interactions. Graphicons (i.e., a mix of Graphic icons, Herring & Dainas, 2017) such as emoticons, emoji, stickers, and anima...