O emotikonach raz jeszcze – na przykładzie emotikonu „XD” w języku polskim
On emoticons once again – based on the example of the emoticon ‘XD’ in the Polish language

Summary/Abstract: This article is devoted to the frequently discussed question of emoticons with referenceto their belonging to the language code. It is often argued that emoticons cannot beperceived as language signs, as they are rather based on the iconic code. Such codingis common for all the emoticons in the western cultural circle depicting a human facerotated by 90 degrees to the left which express emotional states. It is also the primary codeof the emoticon ‘XD’, which expresses amusement. However, this emoticon also deservesattention as a unique example of the verbalisation of emoticons. It is significant thisunit pronounced in Polish was chosen the Youth Word of the Year 2017 in a competitionof a well-known Polish Publishing House PWN, which at the same time grants thisprimarily iconic sign the status of a word. In general, the extended meaning of ‘XD’ in the Polish language may be perceived as a symptom (even though only singular) of the dynamics of the seemingly stable system of emoticons and its ability to interfere with the language code.

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