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A Systematic Review of Emoji: Current Research and Future Perspectives

“…Prior to the existence of emoji, users of Instant Messaging (IM) would often use emoticons. Like non-verbal clues in face-to-face communication, emoticons can help clarify intentions in ambiguous contexts (Thompson et al, 2016), express emotions (Walther and D'Addario, 2001; Aldunate and Gonzálezibáñez, 2016; Wall et al, 2016; Esposito et al, 2017) and improve the efficiency of communication (Dunlap et al, 2016). Besides, emoticons possess nonverbal communication functions.…”

“…In the field of education, research focuses on the impact of emoji on learning efficiency. It has been found that the use of emoji in classroom activities will help students better understand what they have learned (Brody and Caldwell, 2019), especially in computer-mediated teaching (online learning Dunlap et al, 2016). Emoji can help young children understand abstract concepts such as security, interpersonal management and emotions and also improve their ability to express themselves (Fane, 2017; Fane et al, 2018).…”

Motives, frequency and attitudes toward emoji and emoticon use

“…Emoji and emoticons have also been the object of scientific inquiry (for reviews, see Kaye, Malone, & Wall, 2017;Rodrigues, Prada, Gaspar, Garrido, & Lopes, 2017;Troiano & Nante, 2018). Although the investigation of the role played by both visual cues is still emerging, it already covers numerous areas, including: person perception (e.g., Glikson, Cheshin, & van Kleef, 2017; and interpersonal relationships (e.g., Hudson et al, 2015;Rodrigues, Lopes, Prada, Thompson, & Garrido, 2017); education (for a review, see Dunlap et al, 2016); health (Skiba, 2016); work (e.g., Skovholt, Grønning, & Kankaanranta, 2014;Wang, Zhao, Qiu, & Zhu, 2014), as well as marketing (e.g., Luangrath et al, 2017) and consumer behavior (e.g., Esposito, Hernández, Bavel, & Vila, 2017;Manganari & Dimara, 2017).…”

Using Emojis and drawings in surveys to measure children’s attitudes to mathematics

“…Over recent years, the use of Emojis in academic research has been introduced quite successfully (Alismail & Zhang, 2018;Danesi, 2016;Fane, 2017;O'Brien, 2016). In the fields of Education and Behavioural Sciences, the use of Emojis has been more concerned with learning efficiency (Brody & Caldwell, 2019;Dunlap et al, 2016), abilities in self-expression (Fane, 2017;Fane et al, 2018) and successfulness of communication (Danesi, 2016;O'Brien, 2016). An identified advantage is the familiarity with Emojis when communicating, particularly with younger age groups (McCulloch, 2019).…”