Article: A Generational Approach to Using Emoticons as Nonverbal Communication.(COMMUNICATION)

A Generational Approach to Using Emoticons as Nonverbal Communication

F. Krohn. 2004. Journal of technical writing and communication 34:321-328.

"The purpose of this article is to help determine whether ... emoticons in computer mediated communication (CMC) are truly nonverbal cues. A review of the literature revealed that the traditional nonverbal theorists failed to predict the future employment of nonverbal cues in electronic CMC. A variety of emoticons are then described including the traditional happy face 3 and sad face 3, numerous variations of faces employing keyboard keys, a number of abbreviations commonly in use, and FLAMING. Inasmuch as ...

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