There is no problem in honoring an Emoji due to its popularity, but the title conferred is confusing. Emoji is not a word, but an idea or expression involving several invisible words. The problem is that if somebody asks me about the 'word of the year', I cannot pronounce it or write it; rather, I have to become an artist to express it.  

This kind of icons look beautiful when used but can never become a strong alternative for written expressions. It lacks the power to captivate  emotions of the reader. So, it's good that Oxford has not given it the status of a word. 

Emoji is not a word but a pictorial symbol but an emoticon.. This emoticon is widely used in social websites.. Because Emoji is not a word, it cannot be found in Dictionaries. If you feel that this emoticon cannot convey the emotions or create, you have other options at your disposal. It is said a Picture conveys more than a word.

chinmoymukherjee wrote:

Evolution of vocabulary of a living language just mirrors the dynamic world we are living in .A few new words do get added but these fall into disuse over a period of time and some attain status of permanence.Father Time takes care of their life and death!

 

Very nicely put across. Theory of use and disuse surely works in the Evolution of a language. A phase or a trend may not be permanent. However, living in a digital world , inclusion of pictographs may become a norm and I'm not sure how good that would be for the language! Only time can tell !

Nowadays people are more addicted to shortcuts. They need everything instantly and dont  have patience for anything. An emoticon becoming word of the year is a good example for that. I am not telling its wrong. But this is a symbolic representation that we are becoming tech-friendly more than people friendly. In this era communication between people are happening in a second. But whether it is fully expressed, matters a lot. Because of these signs people started using these things instead of using words. Its good to have these kind of advancements. At the same time we should not forget our roots.Words make anything perfect more than any kind of signs that express.Moreover, at the end of the day, we are humans and we are born to speak. So, people should  use words  and signs like emoticons wherever necessary.

It is the practice of any dictionary to add to their dictionaries every year a word popularly used. But this time Oxford Dictionary added Emoji  an emoticon , a symbol that shows several emotions. This is the first time a dictionary has selected not a popular word but an emoticon.. This emoticon is not going to affect the language in any way. This is in tune with the current trend.

Whether it serves the purpose of some  or not in conveying the full sense or not is something different.Such people can use words instead of an emoticon.

Everything whether it is technology and symbolism, ultimately concerns people and human lifestyle! So, there is no point in upgrading some and denying some means of communication whether letters or emotican. They all help in making our communication effective and interesting .

rambabu wrote:

It is the practice of any dictionary to add to their dictionaries every year a word popularly used. But this time Oxford Dictionary added Emoji  an emoticon , a symbol that shows several emotions. This is the first time a dictionary has selected not a popular word but an emoticon.. This emoticon is not going to affect the language in any way. This is in tune with the current trend.

Whether it serves the purpose of some  or not in conveying the full sense or not is something different.Such people can use words instead of an emoticon.

Every one has a way of communicating. One may use his own words or symbols for expressing himself. But he also needs to know words or symbols he would not use otherwise he will not be able to understand what others say.   

 

Gulshan Kumar Ajmani wrote:

rambabu wrote:

It is the practice of any dictionary to add to their dictionaries every year a word popularly used. But this time Oxford Dictionary added Emoji  an emoticon , a symbol that shows several emotions. This is the first time a dictionary has selected not a popular word but an emoticon.. This emoticon is not going to affect the language in any way. This is in tune with the current trend.

Whether it serves the purpose of some  or not in conveying the full sense or not is something different.Such people can use words instead of an emoticon.

Every one has a way of communicating. One may use his own words or symbols for expressing himself. But he also needs to know words or symbols he would not use otherwise he will not be able to understand what others say.   

 Definitely. Users have always the choice of using either emoticons or their equivalent words. Oxford dictionary has introduced the Emoji emoticon. But its not mandatory for the user to use it.

 

 

the new word's are always made so that it will become easier for other, for describing any situation, which we describe in brief. It's all about making the situation easier in saying