34: Emoji are Gesture Because Internet
b'Emoji make a lot of headlines, but what happens when you actually drill down into the data for how people integrate emoji into our everyday messages? It turns out that how we use emoji has a surprising number of similarities with how we use gesture. \\n\\nIn this episode of Lingthusiasm, your hosts Lauren Gawne and Gretchen McCulloch get enthusiastic about emoji, and how gesture studies can bring us to a better understanding of these new digital pictures. We also talk about how we first came to notice the similarities between emoji and gesture, including a behind-the-scenes look into chapter five of Gretchen\\u2019s book about internet linguistics, Because Internet (the chapter in which Lauren makes a cameo appearance!)\\n\\n\\nSpeaking of which, that\\u2019s right, Because Internet, Gretchen\\u2019s long-anticipated book about internet linguistics, is coming out this Tuesday! (That\\u2019s July 23, 2019, if you\\u2019re reading this from the future.) If you like the fun linguistics we do on Lingthusiasm, you\\u2019ll definitely like this book! Preorders and the first week or two of sales are super important to the lifespan of a book, because they\\u2019re its best chance of hitting any sort of bestseller list, so we\\u2019d really appreciate it if you got it now! Go to gretchenmcculloch.com/book for ordering links! \\n\\nWe\\u2019re planning a special bonus Patreon Q&A episode with behind the scenes info on Because Internet and the book writing process once it\\u2019s out, so send us your questions at contact@lingthusiasm.com or on social media by August 15th to be part of this bonus episode! \\n\\n\\nWe also have a new tier on Patreon! For $15 or more, join the Ling-phabet tier and get your name and favourite IPA symbol or other special character on our Lingthusiasm Supporters Wall of Fame! Plus, join the new $15 tier by August 15th, and get a free Because Internet bookplate signed by Gretchen with your name on it and sent to you in the mail, so you can stick it inside of your copy of Because Internet (or anywhere else you like to put stickers). patreon.com/lingthusiasm\\n\\nAs usual, we also have a bonus episode for the $5 Patreon tier, and this month\\u2019s bonus episode is about family words! Aka familects, these are the unique words that you create and use within your family. Support Lingthusiasm on Patreon to gain access to the familects episode and 28 previous bonus episodes. patreon.com/lingthusiasm\\n\\nFor the links mentioned in this episode, visit the shownotes page at: https://lingthusiasm.com/post/186386270916/lingthusiasm-episode-34-emoji-are-gesture-because'