Journal of Mother Tongue Education

Abstract

The indicator is a stimulant. Language is also considered a string of indicators. The language indicator is the link between a signifier and what is shown. In the communication process, there is a kind of shopping with common codes used among individuals. The most basic code system used in communication is language. The person transmits the message through the code and the receiver decodes the code and makes sense of the message. The development of technology has accelerated communication between individuals and eliminated the limitation of space. However, the concept of transmitting messages with language codes tends to change with the use of some kind of indicative emojis. This situation posed the danger of using direct indicators instead of written expressions in Turkish. Whereas, as the body language increases the power of oral expressions, the origin of emojis is that it only supports written expressions. Communicating directly with emojis without written expression carries the risk of causing conflicts between individuals. The correct understanding of the message will only be possible when using common codes. Even more important than communication problems is that emojis weaken the individual's written communication skills by ignoring the aesthetic and artistic aspects of the language that is aimed at developing in the individual.