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The use of the "nose" in emoticons is discussed here: http://www.newrepublic.com/article/118562/emoticons-effect-way-we-communicate-linguists-study-effects http

by pconner 12y ago

The use of the "nose" in emoticons is discussed here: http://www.newrepublic.com/article/118562/emoticons-effect-way-we-communicate-linguists-study-effects http://www.newrepublic.com/article/118562/emoticons-effect-w...

abandonliberty 12y ago
Less informative than I hoped. Seems they're using the "nose" to drive readership in the sub-heading. The earliest and strongest claim is that emoticon use varies like accents or dialects. He claims that the nose is associated with more conventionality or adult interests regardless of age, but doesn't disclose the strength of the association. Based on the call out of the nose in the subheading, I suspect it's primarily mentioned to make the article more interesting. Relevant portion of article: Schnoebelen has found that use of emoticons varies by geography, age, gender, and social class—just like dialects or regional accents. Friend groups fall into the habit of using certain emoticons, just as they develop their own slang. “You start using new emoticons, just like you start using different words, when you move outside your usual social circles,” said Schnoebelen. He discovered a divide, for instance, between people who include a hyphen to represent a nose in smiley faces— :-) — and people who use the shorter version without the hyphen. “The nose is associated with conventionality,” said Schnoebelen. People using a nose also tend to “spell words out completely. They use fewer abbreviations.” Twitter notoriously obscures demographic data, but according to Schnoebelen, “People who use no noses tend to be tweeting more about Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber. They have younger interests, younger concerns, whether or not they’re younger.”
- joshuacc 12y ago
  > People using a nose also tend to “spell words out completely. They use fewer abbreviations.” Well, that is definitely me. I refuse to abbreviate my words or my emoticons. :-)

by pconner 12y ago

abandonliberty 12y ago

Less informative than I hoped. Seems they're using the "nose" to drive readership in the sub-heading. The earliest and strongest claim is that emoticon use varies like accents or dialects. He claims that the nose is associated with more conventionality or adult interests regardless of age, but doesn't disclose the strength of the association. Based on the call out of the nose in the subheading, I suspect it's primarily mentioned to make the article more interesting. Relevant portion of article: Schnoebelen has found that use of emoticons varies by geography, age, gender, and social class—just like dialects or regional accents. Friend groups fall into the habit of using certain emoticons, just as they develop their own slang. “You start using new emoticons, just like you start using different words, when you move outside your usual social circles,” said Schnoebelen. He discovered a divide, for instance, between people who include a hyphen to represent a nose in smiley faces— :-) — and people who use the shorter version without the hyphen. “The nose is associated with conventionality,” said Schnoebelen. People using a nose also tend to “spell words out completely. They use fewer abbreviations.” Twitter notoriously obscures demographic data, but according to Schnoebelen, “People who use no noses tend to be tweeting more about Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber. They have younger interests, younger concerns, whether or not they’re younger.”

joshuacc 12y ago
> People using a nose also tend to “spell words out completely. They use fewer abbreviations.” Well, that is definitely me. I refuse to abbreviate my words or my emoticons. :-)