Kyle Vanhemert, “The Secret Rules of Emojis” (Wired, June 24, 2014)
Granted, emoji lack the codification and grammar generally associated with language. That slipperiness, though, is part of what makes it worthwhile. Linguist Ben Zimmer refers to this as emoji’s Wild West era; with every new message, we have the chance to play with meaning and experiment with expression.
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