Emojis Revive Facial Expressions, Hand Gestures

- In many situations, an emoji seems more heartfelt than just plain text, says Professor Patrick Georg Grosz.

A variety of different emojies. Screenshot.

COMMUNICATES MEANINGS: Emojies can express something we cannot say in other ways in a text. - Emojis fulfill a communicative need in us humans, says linguist. Photo: Domingo Alvarez E, Unsplash.

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