The Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year is… an emoji
As 2015 draws to a close,
it’s time to look back and see which words have been significant throughout the
past twelve months, and to announce the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year.
Without further ado, we can reveal that the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the
Year 2015 is…Face With Tears of Joy
For
the first time ever, the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year is a pictograph,
officially called the ‘Face with Tears of Joy’ emoji.
An emoji is
a small digital image or icon used to express an idea or emotion in electronic
communication. The term is a loanword from Japanese and comes from e ‘picture’ + moji ‘letter, character’. It was used in
English-language Japanese publications as early as 1997 but remained rare
outside of Japanese contexts until 2011, when Apple launched iOS 5 with emoji
support. Emoji is not to be confused with emoticon, a facial expression
composed of keyboard characters — such as ;) — rather than a stylized image.
Why was an emoji chosen?
Emojis
(the plural can be either emoji or emojis) have
been around since the late 1990s, but this year saw their use, and use of the
word emoji, increase
hugely. According to data from the Oxford Dictionaries New Monitor Corpus,
usage of the word emoji more
than tripled in 2015 over the previous year.
Face with Tears of Joy’ was the most used emoji globally
in 2015, according to research carried out bySwiftKey, the makers of a smart keyboard app and emoji
keyboard. SwiftKey identified that ‘Face with Tears of Joy’ made up 20% of all
the emojis used in the United Kingdom in 2015, and 17% of those in the United
States, a sharp rise from 4% and 9% respectively in 2014.
Emojis have been embraced as a nuanced form of
expression, and one which can cross language barriers. Earlier this year
Unicode 8 introduced more diverse emoji, including individuals with various
skin tones as well as long-requested symbols such as the mosque, the cricket
bat, and the taco. Politicians have solicited emoji answers; works of literature have been ‘translated’; emojis have become part of social campaigns.
The Word of the Year shortlist:
·
ad blocker, noun:
a piece of software designed to prevent advertisements from appearing on a web
page.
·
Brexit, noun: A term for the
potential or hypothetical departure of the United Kingdom
·
Dark Web, noun:
the part of the World Wide Web that is only accessible by means of special
software, allowing users and website operators to remain anonymous or
untraceable
·
on fleek, noun:
extremely good, attractive, or stylish
·
lumbersexual, noun:
a young urban man who cultivates an appearance and style of dress (typified by
a beard and check shirt) suggestive of a rugged outdoor lifestyle
·
refugee, noun: A person who has been
forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural
disaster.
·
sharing economy, noun: An economic
system in which assets or services are shared between private individuals,
either for free or for a fee, typically by means of the Internet.
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What: The Oxford
When: 2015
Who : The Oxford
Why :
How:not even
Keywords：
1. emoji:表情符號
2.digital:數字
3. loanword:借詞
4.publications:出版物
5.stylized:程式化
6.emoticon:表情
7.expression:表達
8.keyboard:鍵盤
9.introduced:介紹
10.individuals:個人
1. emoji:表情符號
2.digital:數字
3. loanword:借詞
4.publications:出版物
5.stylized:程式化
6.emoticon:表情
7.expression:表達
8.keyboard:鍵盤
9.introduced:介紹
10.individuals:個人
Announcing the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the year is a meaningful activity. I think the word must have a significant meaning. In 2015, however, an emoji was chosen to be the representative word of the year. Speaking of some small digital images which we use, the "Face with Tears of Joy" emoji is constantly used. So the word of the year 2015 is in keeping with the latest fashion.
回覆刪除Every year there are different representatives of the word, as the representative of 2015 words have changed, and even the representative of the word 2014 is black, there are many representatives of facial expressions, and even English alternative expression, this thing is actually very useful.
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