“Turn that frown upside-down”: A contextual account of emoticon usage on different virtual platforms

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Highlights：

• Qualitative approach to understanding usage behaviour for emoticons.

• Contextual account of emoticon usage across digital platforms.

• Benefit to both user and recipient in their use of emoticons.

摘要

•Qualitative approach to understanding usage behaviour for emoticons.•Contextual account of emoticon usage across digital platforms.•Benefit to both user and recipient in their use of emoticons.

论文关键词：Emotional expression,Emoticons,Social context,Interactions,Cues

论文评审过程：Received 26 October 2015, Revised 19 February 2016, Accepted 22 February 2016, Available online 8 March 2016, Version of Record 8 March 2016.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.02.088