Emoticons in translation?
Masaki Yuki, a behavioral scientist from Japan explores how the use of emoticons differs across cultures : "In Japan, emoticons tend to emphasize the eyes, such as the happy face (^_^) and the sad face (;_;)."
Notice how the emphasis shifts to the mouth in the other happy ":)" or sad ":(" faces.
In other internet language related news, people are now proudly wearing their IM-related abbreviations. Hmm, okay :-/. (ELHAM)
May 15, 2007
