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A Multi-modal Discourse Analysis of WeChat Emoji Usage in Different Age Groups

Tianxin LiFaculty of Arts and Social Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia*

* Corresponding author: [email protected]

Abstract

As an auxiliary chatting method, WeChat emojis have played an important role in people’s language communication. As an emerging field, it has received extensive attention from linguistics in recent years. Based on the language meta-functions of Halliday, this paper will combine emoji with different age groups of people, and use multi-modal discourse analysis to deeply explore the ideational function, interpersonal function and textual function when different age groups use WeChat emoji and refine their internal reasons.

Keywords: Multi-modal discourse analysis; WeChat; Emoji; Systematic Functional Linguistic
Published: February 28, 2023
DOI: 10.54254/2753-7064/2/2022654
Volume: CHR Vol.2
pp. 618-625
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