Semantic Journeys: Quantifying Change in Emoji Meaning from 2012-2018

Robertson, Alexander; Liza, Farhana Ferdousi; Nguyen, Dong; McGillivray, Barbara; Hale, Scott A.

doi:10.48550/arxiv.2105.00846

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“…Finally, the study clarified the overall trend in the interpretation of emojis by age group. However, the same participant may interpret emojis differently depending on the timing of responses ( Robertson et al, 2021 ). Significantly, intra-individual variations in the interpretation of emojis have not been discussed thus far.…”

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Age Differences in the Interpretation of Facial Emojis: Classification on the Arousal-Valence Space

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Emojis are universal tools that are frequently used to express people’s emotional states throughout daily communications. They are often applied in various fields of research, such as consumer surveys, as indicators of users’ emotional states. Further analyses of emoji interpretation among people with age are required to ensure the validity of emojis as a metric in such fields of research, thereby reducing misunderstandings. However, details regarding the effect of age on both arousal and valence, as they pertain to the interpretation of emojis, remain unclear. Therefore, in this study, we investigate the effects of the interpretation of facial emojis on the arousal-valence space among people of varying age groups. We conducted an online survey involving 2,000 participants, whereby we employed a nine-point scale to evaluate the valence and arousal levels associated with 74 facial emojis. Based on the two axes of valence and arousal among the age groups involved in this study, emojis are categorized into six similar clusters. For the two negative clusters, i.e., strongly negative and moderately negative sentiments, the group involving middle-aged participants showed significantly higher levels of arousal compared to the group involving young participants. Additionally, not all emojis classified into the aforementioned negative clusters indicate age difference. Based on these results, this study recommends using emojis with no age-related effects on the negative clusters as indices for evaluating human emotions.

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confidence: 99%