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The semiotics of emojis & emoticons: Social hierarchies, platform preferences, and functional implications in digital discourse 表情符号和表情符号的符号学：数字话语中的社会等级、平台偏好和功能含义

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Language & Communication

Pub Date : 2026-01-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.langcom.2026.01.003

Amandeep Dhaliwal, Deepti Dabas Hazarika

The use of emojis and emoticons in digital communication has become an integral part of online interactions, allowing individuals to convey emotions and tone in a way that text alone cannot. This study examines usage patterns through the analysis of 391 participants aged 18–65, investigating platform preferences, social contexts, semantic awareness, and functional applications of digital paralanguage. The results indicate that, despite the widespread adoption of emojis and emoticons, the frequency and patterns of their use reflect nuanced forms of social stratification, with users deliberately avoiding emojis and emoticons in professional communication contexts. The platform choices revealed the popularity of informal media, which dominate emoji communication. Strong consensus also exists regarding emojis' and emoticons’ functional utility; however, semantic confidence remains moderate, expressing low meaning awareness. The study further reveals concerns that excessive emoji use is often perceived as “childish,” thereby increasing the possibility of communicative misunderstandings. Findings suggest emoji function as obligatory paralinguistic elements in peer communication while operating within sophisticated social appropriateness norms governing frequency, context, and relationship dynamics.

在数字交流中使用表情符号和表情符号已经成为在线互动的一个组成部分，它使个人能够以文字无法单独表达的方式传达情感和语气。本研究通过对391名年龄在18-65岁之间的参与者的分析，调查了数字副语言的平台偏好、社会背景、语义意识和功能应用，来检查使用模式。研究结果表明，尽管表情符号和表情符号被广泛使用，但它们的使用频率和模式反映了微妙的社会分层形式，用户在专业交流环境中故意避免使用表情符号和表情符号。这些平台的选择显示了非正式媒体的流行，它们主导着表情符号的交流。关于表情符号和表情符号的功能效用也存在强烈的共识；然而，语义自信仍然是中等的，表达低意义意识。该研究进一步揭示了人们的担忧，即过度使用表情符号往往被视为“幼稚”，从而增加了沟通误解的可能性。研究结果表明，表情符号在同伴交流中是必不可少的辅助语言元素，同时在复杂的社会适当性规范下运行，控制着频率、语境和关系动态。

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Language portraits in describing family language policy: How the activity setting shapes power dynamics 描述家庭语言政策的语言画像：活动背景如何塑造权力动态

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Language & Communication

Pub Date : 2026-01-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.langcom.2026.01.001

Nanfei Wang , Santiago Sanchez Moreano

This paper investigates language portraits (LPs) as a methodological tool for studying family language policy across contrasting settings: an indigenous multilingual school (Colombian Amazonia) and a Franco-Chinese transnational household (France). Analysing ethnolinguistic cornering and child agency, we examine how formal/informal contexts in our study shape researcher-child power dynamics. Data include child-created LPs and interviews. Findings reveal how different settings of LPs mediate researcher-participant power relations: In educational settings from our data, researcher framing legitimizes ethnolinguistic cornering, positioning children as subjects of analysis. In home contexts in this study, LPs transfer authority to children, amplifying children's agentive role. This study underscores the need for a nuanced understanding of the power relations between actors during the activity and the impact of the context to the activity. It provides unique insights into how these elements affect the methodological effectiveness of language portraits.

本文将语言画像（lp）作为研究不同背景下家庭语言政策的方法论工具：一个土著多语言学校（哥伦比亚亚马逊地区）和一个法中跨国家庭（法国）。通过分析民族语言拐弯和儿童代理，我们研究了研究中的正式/非正式背景如何塑造研究者-儿童权力动态。数据包括儿童创建的有限合伙人和访谈。研究结果揭示了lp的不同设置如何调解研究人员-参与者的权力关系：从我们的数据来看，在教育设置中，研究人员的框架使民族语言的拐角合法化，将儿童定位为分析的对象。在本研究的家庭情境中，lp将权力转移给儿童，放大了儿童的代理角色。这项研究强调需要细致入微地理解活动中行为者之间的权力关系以及情境对活动的影响。它为这些因素如何影响语言画像的方法论有效性提供了独特的见解。

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The quiet resourcefulness of Falderos: Embodied salesmanship in motion 法德罗斯安静的足智多谋：在行动中体现了推销技巧

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Language & Communication

Pub Date : 2026-01-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.langcom.2025.12.003

Rosina Márquez Reiter , Mandie Iveson

This paper advances a posthumanist approach to interaction by examining faldear—a pervasive yet analytically neglected form of ambulant vending in Buenos Aires’ underground trains and, more broadly, in public transport across the Global South. Drawing on video-ethnographic fieldwork, the study shows how falderos/as transform the moving, enclosed space of the carriage into a site of livelihood through embodied, materially distributed sales practices.

The analysis challenges speech-centred analyses of (sales) interactions in language and communication research. It demonstrates that rather than principally relying on speech, falderos/as mainly orchestrate transactions through bodily movement, tactile product placement, and the spatial choreography of proximity and attention. Products themselves function as communicative agents—capable of redirecting attention, mediating social distance, and organizing temporal coordination within a mobile ecology.

By tracing how these workers’ agency circulates through bodies, objects, and movement, the paper frames faldear as a materially mediated, emplaced and culturally embedded livelihood practice, extending sensory and object-mediated interaction to the contingencies of hidden economies. In doing so, the paper redefines how communicative agency in economic interaction can be theorised, positioning faldear as a relevant case for rethinking language, labour, and embodiment in motion.

这篇论文提出了一种后人文主义的互动方式，通过研究“假货”——一种在布宜诺斯艾利斯的地下列车上普遍存在但在分析上被忽视的自动贩卖机形式，更广泛地说，在全球南方的公共交通中。借助视频人种学田野调查，该研究展示了falderos/as如何通过具体化的、物质分布的销售实践，将移动的、封闭的马车空间转变为一个生计场所。该分析挑战了语言和交流研究中以语言为中心的（销售）互动分析。它表明，falderos/as主要通过身体运动、触觉产品植入以及距离和注意力的空间编排来协调交易，而不是主要依赖于语言。产品本身的功能是沟通代理——能够在移动生态中重新定向注意力、调节社会距离和组织时间协调。通过追踪这些工人的代理如何在身体、物体和运动中循环，本文将faldear框架为一种物质中介、安置和文化嵌入的生计实践，将感官和物体中介的互动扩展到隐藏经济的偶然性。在此过程中，本文重新定义了如何将经济互动中的沟通代理理论化，将faldear定位为重新思考语言、劳动和运动中的体现的相关案例。

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Interlocutor reference and competing social imaginaries in a predominantly Chinese Indonesian workplace in West Kalimantan 在西加里曼丹一个以印尼华人为主的工作场所，对话者的参考和相互竞争的社会想象

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Language & Communication

Pub Date : 2026-01-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.langcom.2025.12.004

Jess Kruk

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On the distinction between arguments and explanations 论论证与解释的区别

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Language & Communication

Pub Date : 2026-01-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.langcom.2025.12.005

José Ángel Gascón

The distinction between arguments and explanations is both conceptually significant and pedagogically indispensable. Misidentifying arguments and explanations can lead to flawed evaluations and pedagogical confusion. However, while the traditional criteria (discourse function, acceptance of the statement, and acceptability of the reasons) offer some guidance, they frequently fail when applied to complex or ambiguous cases. I show that these criteria are insufficient to account for the interpretive challenges posed by real-life discourse. Instead, I propose the principle of charity as a more robust interpretive tool: we should favour the reading that best satisfies the standards of either argumentative or explanatory discourse. Although this approach will not eliminate ambiguity, it provides a consistent framework for navigating it.

论证和解释之间的区别在概念上是重要的，在教学上也是不可或缺的。错误地识别论点和解释可能导致有缺陷的评估和教学混乱。然而，虽然传统的标准（话语功能、陈述的可接受性和理由的可接受性）提供了一些指导，但它们在应用于复杂或模棱两可的情况时往往失效。我认为这些标准不足以解释现实生活中话语所带来的解释挑战。相反，我建议将慈善原则作为一种更有力的解释工具：我们应该支持最能满足论证或解释性话语标准的阅读。尽管这种方法不会消除歧义，但它为导航提供了一致的框架。

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The pragmatically conditioned shift from relative to qualitative adjectives in Soviet totalitarian discourse of the 1950s: A synchronic and qualitative analysis 20世纪50年代苏联极权主义话语中相对形容词向定性形容词的语用条件转换：共时性和定性分析

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Language & Communication

Pub Date : 2026-01-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.langcom.2025.12.002

Piotr Zemszał

This article investigates the pragmatically conditioned shift of relative adjectives into the category of qualitative adjectives within the ideological discourse of the Soviet Union. The study draws on texts from the newspaper Pravda (1953–1957) and the Russian National Corpus, examining how strong axiological polarization – typified by the opposition of US versus THEM – motivated evaluative reinterpretation of adjectives. Unlike metaphorical shifts observed in non-totalitarian language use, this transformation is driven by ideological function. The analysis demonstrates how relative adjectives such as "sovetskij " (Soviet), "buržuaznyj" (bourgeois), and "amerikanskij" (American) acquired gradability and emotional connotation, indicative of a shift into the qualitative category. The findings provide insight into the interaction between political ideology and grammatical change in language.

本文研究了苏联意识形态话语中关系形容词向质性形容词范畴的语用条件转换。这项研究利用了《真理报》（1953-1957）和俄罗斯国家语料库中的文本，研究了强烈的价值论极化——以美国和俄罗斯的对立为代表——是如何激发形容词的评价性重新解释的。与在非极权主义语言使用中观察到的隐喻转变不同，这种转变是由意识形态功能驱动的。分析表明，“sovetskij”（苏联）、“buržuaznyj”（资产阶级）和“amerikanskij”（美国）等相对形容词是如何获得可分级性和情感内涵的，表明了向定性范畴的转变。这些发现为政治意识形态和语言语法变化之间的相互作用提供了见解。

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Discursive strategies of stigmatization: The case of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir in news media 污名化的话语策略：孟加拉伊斯兰教徒查特拉·希比尔在新闻媒体中的案例

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Language & Communication

Pub Date : 2025-12-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.langcom.2025.12.001

Hasan Shaikh

Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) is a major ideological force in Bangladesh, making its media portrayal a constant battleground. Thus, in contested political landscapes, media do more than reporting, they construct, categorize, and cultivate public consciousness. This study claims that political smear campaigns are not merely inadvertent errors of journalism but conscious productions sculpted through subtle discursive strategies. Applying the Discourse-Historical Approach, this paper analyzes how The Daily Star framed ICS from February 2015 to December 2024. As outcomes, the ICS is on constant framing with terms of criminalization and militancy, and it is stripped of political legitimacy. Second, the legacy of 1971 is recycled strategically by assigning collective guilt to contemporary members, on the basis of which previous atrocities can get incorporated as historical exclusions. Third, these framings are replicated in law, educational, and policing institutions, pumping institutionalized discrimination. Fourth, the salience of framing intensifies during political instability, in synchronization with state repression and framing popular assent to coercive action. Finally, the discourse creates an intergenerational stigma that forever excludes Islamist-leaning youth from political participation. These dynamics illustrate that this outlet acts not as a passive informer but as a discursive agent of the state, scripting enemies and narrowing civic space. Therefore, this study challenges our understanding of power dynamics in Bangladesh's illiberal democracy and offers discourse analysis a critical lens for analyzing how ideological threats are managed through media-led erasure.

伊斯兰恰特拉Shibir （ICS）是孟加拉国主要的意识形态力量，使其媒体形象成为持续不断的战场。因此，在有争议的政治环境中，媒体所做的不仅仅是报道，它们构建、分类和培养公众意识。这项研究声称，政治诽谤运动不仅仅是新闻的无意错误，而是通过微妙的话语策略雕刻的有意识的产品。本文运用话语-历史的方法，分析了2015年2月至2024年12月期间《每日星报》建构ICS的过程。其结果是，伊斯兰国民军不断受到刑事定罪和武装主义的影响，并被剥夺了政治合法性。其次，1971年的历史遗产被策略性地循环利用，将集体罪责归咎于当代人，在此基础上，以前的暴行可以被纳入历史排除。第三，这些框架在法律、教育和警务机构中被复制，形成了制度化的歧视。第四，在政治不稳定期间，框架的突出性会加剧，与国家镇压和框架民众对强制行动的同意同步。最后，这种话语制造了一种代际耻辱，永远将倾向伊斯兰主义的年轻人排除在政治参与之外。这些动态表明，这个出口不是作为一个被动的告密者，而是作为一个国家的话语代理，脚本敌人和缩小公民空间。因此，本研究挑战了我们对孟加拉国非自由民主的权力动态的理解，并为话语分析提供了一个关键的视角，用于分析如何通过媒体主导的消除来管理意识形态威胁。

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Persuading disputants toward reconciliation: Discursive legitimation in Chinese mediation 说服争议者和解：中国调解的话语合法化

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Language & Communication

Pub Date : 2025-12-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.langcom.2025.11.003

Jingwei Zhang, Ting Jiang

Chinese mediation is a vital social practice for settling disputes and maintaining social harmony. However, little research has examined the linguistic maneuvering through which mediators promote reconciliation within the Chinese socio-cultural context. Drawing on authentic data collected from Chinese mediation sessions and applying the models of legitimation strategies and the Attitude system, this study explores the discursive legitimation patterns deployed by mediators and the socio-cultural underpinnings of their discourse. The study finds that mediators use four discursive legitimation patterns to legitimize their discourse of persuading disputants toward reconciliation: invoking authorities to assign blame to disputants engaged in misconduct (authority legitimation); appealing to moral expectations to represent making concessions as morally appreciated (morality legitimation); framing reconciliation as a rational and sensible choice (rationality legitimation); displaying and eliciting emotions to foster reciprocal understanding between disputants (emotion legitimation). The findings further uncover that Chinese mediators’ discourse is shaped by modern institutional authorities and traditional cultural values (such as guanxi, renqing, and mianzi).

调解是解决纠纷、维护社会和谐的重要社会实践。然而，很少有研究考察中介在中国社会文化背景下促进和解的语言操作。本研究利用中国调解会议的真实数据，运用合法化策略和态度系统模型，探讨了调解人使用的话语合法化模式及其话语的社会文化基础。研究发现，调解员使用四种话语合法化模式来使其说服争议者和解的话语合法化：援引权威将责任归咎于从事不当行为的争议者（权威合法化）；诉诸道德期望来代表道德认可的让步（道德合法化）；将和解作为理性和明智的选择（理性合法化）；展示和激发情绪，以促进争议者之间的相互理解（情绪合法化）。研究结果进一步揭示，中国调解人的话语受到现代制度权威和传统文化价值观（如关系、人情和面子）的影响。

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Schizolinguistics, from Tuczek's Analyse einer Katatonikersprache (1921) to Wolfson's Le Schizo et les langues (1970) 精神分裂语言学，从图切克的《精神分裂语言的分析》（1921）到沃尔夫森的《精神分裂与语言》（1970）。

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Language & Communication

Pub Date : 2025-12-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.langcom.2025.10.006

John E. Joseph

Attempts to diagnose schizophrenia have been grounded in theories concerning what linguistic deviance reveals about mental function. Tuczek's patient ‘Frau M.’ was institutionalized for using a language which mixed German and French elements. The psychiatrist Goldstein cherry-picked her utterances to support his advocacy of frontal lobotomy. Louis Wolfson was subjected to electroconvulsive therapy for his intolerance of hearing or seeing English, his mother tongue. His book lays out his phonetic and translinguistic strategies for converting English utterances into other languages. The evidence provided by these cases of schizolinguistics are significant for present-day understanding of the psychology and philosophy of language.

诊断精神分裂症的尝试一直以语言偏差揭示心理功能的理论为基础。图切克的病人“M夫人”因为使用德语和法语混合的语言而被收容。精神病学家戈尔茨坦精心挑选了她的话语来支持他对额叶切除术的支持。路易斯·沃尔夫森因无法听或看母语英语而接受了电休克治疗。他的书列出了他将英语话语转换成其他语言的语音和翻译策略。这些分裂语言学案例所提供的证据对于当今理解语言的心理学和哲学具有重要意义。

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Multilingualism in parliamentary discourse: Unpacking ideological conflicts over the use of native languages in the parliament of Ghana 议会话语中的多语：加纳议会中使用母语的意识形态冲突

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Language & Communication

Pub Date : 2025-12-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.langcom.2025.11.002

Ernest Nyamekye , Esther Asare , Abdul-Rahman Mutawakil , Solomon Domfeh , Love Kafui Mensah

This study examines X users' (formerly Twitter) reactions to Hon. Ohene Kwame Frimpong's use of the Akan language in Ghana's Parliament—a move legally allowed but socially contested. Using critical discourse analysis, it examines the language ideologies surrounding multilingualism in the legislative sphere. Findings show a divided youth perspective: while some praise the use of native languages as promoting linguistic diversity, revitalisation, and resistance to English dominance, the majority express concern. They argue it sets a negative precedent, undermining professionalism, international competitiveness, and even linguistic diversity itself. A key fear is that privileging Akan in parliament may lead to its expansion at the expense of other indigenous languages, further deepening linguistic inequality in Ghana's multilingual landscape.

这项研究调查了X用户（以前是Twitter）对奥恩·夸梅·弗林蓬议员在加纳议会中使用阿坎语的反应——这一举动在法律上是允许的，但在社会上却存在争议。运用批判性话语分析，探讨了立法领域中围绕多语制的语言意识形态。调查结果显示，年轻人的观点存在分歧：虽然一些人赞扬使用母语可以促进语言多样性、振兴和抵制英语的主导地位，但大多数人表示担忧。他们认为这是一个负面的先例，破坏了专业精神、国际竞争力，甚至语言多样性本身。一个关键的担忧是，在议会中给予阿坎语特权可能会导致其扩张，而牺牲其他土著语言，进一步加深加纳多语言环境中的语言不平等。

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