The Emoji Language - Have I Got News For You 

flixbuff Don't be stupid emojis aren't a language

Mr Messy They don't convey thoughts or emotions, the characters aren't specific enough.

Mr Messy I am not sure you can see this on your device but what does 🤗 mean? 🙃? 🤑? 😳? The English language is under attack. Words like"extra" "lit" "basic" "dope" don't have a set meaning are ruining the language. PS I don't know if the slang referenced is in your vernacular, if not I apologise for any confusion.

Mr Messy I am a "youngster" that's the problem

Home of the Mad Extra: Abnormal, Dope: drugs, Lit: An area/object under light

and what a load of rubbish that was.

As Cariad so aptly put it: smiling face, smiling face, crying face, (pile of) poo?

😂😂😂

boomer

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"Symbols to create communication" is what she said. Which is EXACTLY what written language is.

@@Neverod8doreveN there's no 'written language'. Language is a primarily spoken phenomena. Writing represents a (spoken) language. Writing conveys words; words are spoken. The writing doesn't convey the meaning directly, but through the medium of the language which it represents. Emojis are not a language: they bypass language and represent the ideas directly. Hence why Cariad, when vocalising the emoji 'language' had to use English, to describe the pictography.