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The Language of the Internet

Secondary Literacy, Emojis, and Memes

Summary/Abstract: The Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year is a pictograph: the ‘Face with Tears of Joy’ emoji. A pictogram that can be understood without the knowledge of the English language. An emoji is a representative of secondary literacy. The trend is obvious. The Face with Tears of Joy indicates the non-textual nature of the digital era, where in the new language the image and text are inextricably connected. As a result, a new, perpetually changing language that seeks to describe simultaneously the physical and virtual reality is born. In our study, we examine the relationship between written and spoken language, the impact of ICT on the language, discuss the phenomena of emoji and memes as well as the problems of communication and education.

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