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The Semiotic Use Of Emojis In Marketing Communication, Naif Albarzan
The Semiotic Use Of Emojis In Marketing Communication, Naif Albarzan
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Despite the emergence of social media as the primary tool for communication in social and business settings, research on effectiveness of communication using of emojis is limited. This project seeks to bridge the gap in understanding the effectiveness of the use of emojis in marketing communication. In particular, the dissertation will focus on an interpretive exploration of the use of emojis in marketing communication as a semiotic that supports persuasion.
Growing Up Deaf In Appalachia: An Oral History Of My Mother, Elizabeth Shelton Tipton
Growing Up Deaf In Appalachia: An Oral History Of My Mother, Elizabeth Shelton Tipton
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This study focuses on the life experiences of a rural, Deaf Appalachian woman, Jane Ann Shelton, a second generation Deaf child born to Deaf parents from the communities of Devil’s Fork (Flag Pond, Tennessee) and Shelton Laurel (Madison County, North Carolina). Over two hours of videotaped interviews were interpreted and transcribed, followed by various other communications to describe the life of a rural, Deaf Appalachian woman without a formal high school degree. As an advocate and a political lobbyist in Tennessee during the 1980s and 90s, she was unparalleled by her peers (deaf or hearing) in her efforts to “enhance …