Sarcasm in written communication: emoticons are efficient markers of intention
Here we present two studies that investigate the use of emoticons in clarifying message intent. We look at sarcasm in particular, which can be especially hard to interpret correctly in written communication. In both studies, participants were required to make the intentions of their messages clear....
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| description | Here we present two studies that investigate the use of emoticons in clarifying message intent. We look at sarcasm in particular, which can be especially hard to interpret correctly in written communication. In both studies, participants were required to make the intentions of their messages clear. In the first, they clarified the meaning of existing sentences without altering the wording; in the second, they produced their own sentences. Results provided clear evidence that tongue and wink emoticons are the principal indicators of sarcastic intent, and that ellipsis is associated more with criticism, rather than with sarcasm. These findings highlight the significant role emoticons play in clarifying message intention, compensating for the absence of non-verbal cues in written communication |
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| spelling | nottingham-323772020-05-04T20:05:42Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32377/ Sarcasm in written communication: emoticons are efficient markers of intention Thompson, Dominic Filik, Ruth Here we present two studies that investigate the use of emoticons in clarifying message intent. We look at sarcasm in particular, which can be especially hard to interpret correctly in written communication. In both studies, participants were required to make the intentions of their messages clear. In the first, they clarified the meaning of existing sentences without altering the wording; in the second, they produced their own sentences. Results provided clear evidence that tongue and wink emoticons are the principal indicators of sarcastic intent, and that ellipsis is associated more with criticism, rather than with sarcasm. These findings highlight the significant role emoticons play in clarifying message intention, compensating for the absence of non-verbal cues in written communication Wiley 2016 Article PeerReviewed Thompson, Dominic and Filik, Ruth (2016) Sarcasm in written communication: emoticons are efficient markers of intention. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication . ISSN 1083-6101 emoticons irony sarcasm text messaging CMC language production pragmatics http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcc4.12156/full doi:10.1111/jcc4.12156 doi:10.1111/jcc4.12156 |
| spellingShingle | emoticons irony sarcasm text messaging CMC language production pragmatics Thompson, Dominic Filik, Ruth Sarcasm in written communication: emoticons are efficient markers of intention |
| title | Sarcasm in written communication: emoticons are efficient markers of intention |
| title_full | Sarcasm in written communication: emoticons are efficient markers of intention |
| title_fullStr | Sarcasm in written communication: emoticons are efficient markers of intention |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sarcasm in written communication: emoticons are efficient markers of intention |
| title_short | Sarcasm in written communication: emoticons are efficient markers of intention |
| title_sort | sarcasm in written communication: emoticons are efficient markers of intention |
| topic | emoticons irony sarcasm text messaging CMC language production pragmatics |
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