Smile Back at Me, But Only Once: Social Norms of Appropriate Nonverbal Intensity and Reciprocity Apply to Emoji Use.
In computer-mediated communication, small graphical icons (emojis) can be used to compensate for the lack of nonverbal cues such as facial expressions or hand gestures. Accordingly, literature suggests that the use of emojis may also be subject to social norms—similar to nonverbal behavior in face-t...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Nonverbal Behavior Vol. 47; no. 2; pp. 245 - 267 |
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Springer Nature
Jun2023
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