Author: Trisha Soni
Trisha Soni
Trisha Soni is undergrad pursuing Economics in Delhi, India. Her frivolous interests range from chocolates to ice creams. But more than anything else, she prefers to spend her time sleeping, and listening to random songs on random music channels.
How often do you text, WhatsApp, chat, message your friends, co-workers and family members? And do you use emoticons to express your emotions and feelings? The effective use of emoticons enhances communication and informs the receiver of the temper, mood and tone of the sender. Textual communication carries an emotional aspect to it which can subtly affect the recipient with the appropriate use of emoticons during the conversation. With the growing epidemic of social media and texting, this pictorial representation of facial expressions has played a significant role in communication through technology. Although they are informal, they might just play…