Dialogues about Graphicons in Digital Communication: Introduction to the Special Issue

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Published: Dec 20, 2024
Updated: 2024-12-20
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14434/li.v22.40790
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graphicons, special issue, introduction, GIF, sticker, image macro, emoji
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Special Issue on Graphicons in Digital Communication
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Yiqiong Zhang
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6909-1332
Ashley R. Dainas
Indiana University, Bloomington
https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4633-0244

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This special issue is an interdisciplinary space where scholars from different specializations share their research on how graphicons are used, understood, and processed in online communication. Perspectives represented include CMDA, semiotics, linguistics, and communication. Each article draws on a different kind of data, and different graphicon types are included. In this introduction, we introduce the articles in the special issue and outline potential directions for future graphicon research







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Zhang, Y., & Dainas, A. R. (2024). Dialogues about Graphicons in Digital Communication: Introduction to the Special Issue. Language@Internet, 22(Special Issue), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.14434/li.v22.40790
Author Biographies

Yiqiong Zhang, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

Yiqiong Zhang [zhangyiqiong@gdufs.edu.cn] is Professor of Applied Linguistics at the Center for Linguistics & Applied Linguistics at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (China). She obtained her Ph.D. from the National University of Singapore in 2013. Her research focuses on digital communication, covering areas such as multimodal discourse analysis, science communication, cross-cultural studies, multiliteracies, and digital literacies. Her recent research explores the evolving trends in digital communication, with a particular focus on the role and function of graphicons.

Ashley R. Dainas, Indiana University, Bloomington

Ashley R. Dainas [ashdainas@gmail.com] is a Research Affiliate with the Center for Computer- Mediated Communication at Indiana University, Bloomington. She obtained her Ph.D. in Information and Library Science at Indiana University, Bloomington in 2023. She utilizes Computer-Mediated Discourse Analysis, interviews, surveys, and experimental methods to explore the frontiers of digital communication. Her dissertation focused on how GIFs are interpreted by lay users in naturalistic private communication and the degree to which there is agreement on those interpretations.

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