声明
Introduction
1.1 Research Background
1.2 Research Purpose and Significance
1.2.1 Research Purpose
1.2.2 Research Significance
1.3 Research Questions
1.4 Research Method
1.5 Outline of the Thesis
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Studies on Emojis
2.1.1 Emojis in Foreign Studies
2.1.2 Domestic Studies of Emojis
2.2 Studies on Identity Construction
2.2.1 Foreign Studies on Identity Construction
2.2.2 Domestic Studies on Identity Construction
2.3 Limitations of Previous Studies
Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework
3.1 Sociolinguistics
3.2 Identity Construction
3.2.1 Constructivism
3.2.2 Identity Theory
Chapter 4 Social and Communicative Functions of Emojis
4.1 The Cause of WeChat Emojis
4.2 The Development of Emojis
4.2.1 The Period of Original Image
4.2.2 The Period of ASCII Character
4.2.3 The Period of Soybean Emojis
4.2.4 The Period of Self-made Emojis
4.3 The Types of WeChat Emojis
4.3.1 The Pure Text Emojis
4.3.2 The Pure Image Emojis
4.3.3 The Text Plus Image Emojis
4.4 The Features of WeChat Emojis
4.4.1 Emoijs for Amusement and Individuation
4.4.2 Emojis for Rich Content and Trendy Fashion
Chapter 5 The Analysis of WeChat Emojis Influenced by Social Factors
5.1 Age
5.2 Gender
5.3 Occupation and Education
5.4 Summary
Chapter 6 The Analysis of WeChat Emojis in Identity Construction
6.1 The Importance of Investigating WeChat Emojis from the Perspective of Identity
6.2 The Types of Identity Constructed by Chatter’s Using WeChat Emojis
6.2.1 Gender Identity
6.2.2 Pragmatic Identity
6.3 Summary
Conclusion
Major Findings
Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research
参考文献
Appendix A:Questionnaire
Appendix B: 微信聊天截图
Appendix C:攻读学位期间所发表的学术论文
Appendix C:详细中文摘要
致谢
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