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Word of Mouth: Emoji: The Future of Language?

21/02/2017

Emoji: The Future of Language?

BBC Radio 4 - Word of Mouth, Emoji: The Future of Language?

Is emoji really the world's fastest-growing language? Michael Rosen finds out.

Is emoji really the world's fastest-growing language? What do the emoji we use say about us? And why are they so popular? Michael Rosen finds out.

Is emoji really the world's fastest growing language? (And can it really be said to be a language at all?) Who gets to decide which pictograms get added to the official set of emoji? Do they clarify the meaning of written language or are they dangerously open to misinterpretation? And why did the aubergine emoji get banned from some social media platforms? 

Michael Rosen and Dr Laura Wright are joined by Professor Vyv Evans to talk all things emoji. 

Producer: Mair Bosworth.

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