Forensic Linguists Explore how Emojis Can be Used as Evidence in Court
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Zakeera Docrat, Rhodes University and Russell H. Kaschula, Rhodes University Emojis have become ubiquitous in text communication – messages are peppered with smiley faces, hearts and other graphic icons. They were first drawn by graphic designer Shigetaka Kurita, and generated by a Japanese communications firm called NTT DoCoMo in the late 1990s. Now […]