Speech acts and the communicative functions of emojis in LIHKG online discussion forum amid COVID-19

Since the beginning of 2022, the Hong Kong government has imposed strict social distancing measures and changed its stance on various regional policies with the aim to contain the so-called ‘fifth wave’ of COVID-19. In these pandemic and ‘infodemic’ times filled with uncertainty and fear, Hong Kong...

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Main Authors: Carol Yu, Dennis Tay, Ying Jin, Xinhua Yuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1207302/full