Creating a philosophical post about language with emojis
takes some major patience, along with acceptance—this way you can accept the
fact that no matter what you will not sound philosophical in any way using tiny
cartoon pictures. I had much difficulty attempting to portray my message
because of the limited amount of images I can choose from. You are using a
method that is used best for communicating with children or just others who
don’t understand the language. It is a form of language that everyone can
understand, if maneuvered correctly to make sense. The benefit comes with
conflict, because anyone of any language has the ability to understand it, the
language has to be completely basic. Writing in a high school level thought
process for a high school level blog post is an extremely slow process having
to make every word simple. The end product comes out sounding unsophisticated,
not only in the words, but the ideas as well. Being forced to write
simplistically causes your ideas to morph; slight changes with every word in
order to write in emojis. Writing in emojis is so limited that the only real
way you can portray them is through iphone and if not then a picture from the
iphone. This language limits every aspect of writing—from the wording all the
way to the viewers—which creates a morphed message that strays from the original
idea.
Wow that post must have taken so long to do. I think there is obviously something to be said about how we rely on image in our society (especially with the new use of emoji, and snap chat) rather than words. I think your post was a very good representation of of how using emojis makes it hard to go deep into thought and create a provoking post.
ReplyDeleteAshley, quite an interesting attempt here! I applaud your patience and agree with your reflection about the simplification necessary for emojies. But I disagree with two things:
ReplyDelete1) I'm not convinced that Black English is unpopular. If you listen to the way many--certainly not all--teenagers of many races speak to their friends --I think there's definitely a popularity present. It may be unpopular in the written form in academia, but in popular culture, it is popular.
2. I'm not convinced that White English is "standard" just because more people speak it. Why do more people speak it? Because it's considered Standard English--not because it's a "natural" language.
English is a national language in many countries, including India, and it's certainly not because more Indian people speak it than other languages--it's because Standard English has become recognized as a language of power in academia, commerce, and politics. How did English become a language of power? How did so many people come to speak English? Well, because the British (and to some degree, the USA) colonized many places on earth and forced people to speak English. So you can't disregard the power-equation here.