Emotikony v internetových diskuzích: jejich pozice, kombinace a význam
Emoticons in internet forums: position, combination and meaning

Summary/Abstract: The topic of this article is emoticons in internet forums. The material for this analysis was drawn from two internet forums on the e-mimino.cz website. The informal character of these internet forums leads to the use of emoticons. This article deals with (1) the position of emoticons within the post, (2) repetition of the (same) emoticons, (3) combination of (different) emoticons and (4) their meaning. The analysis demonstrated that emoticons are mostly located at the end of the post. These are very often situated where a punctuation mark would be expected in a more formal text. Repetition and a combination of emoticons were found in around a third of posts. Repeated emoticons were: , , , , , . Each combination ofemoticons was unique – no combination of emoticons was repeated. The emoticons demarcate the post; they are often the only indicators of punctuation. Another important function is intensification. Furthermore, emoticons can give a positive or negative connotation to a neutral text, so they are the principal means for comprehension of textual meaning. A typical feature of emoticons is their multifunctional nature

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