Amaya Toman Ngonyaka odlule, abanye abezindaba babika ngecala lasenkantolo lapho ijaji lathola khona uchungechunge lwezithombe-mzwelo emlayezweni wemvume esebenzayo yokuqasha indlu. Nakuba leli cala lalibonakala lixakile, ngokusobala kwakungelona elokuqala, elokugcina, futhi kwakungelona neze lolo hlobo lwalo lodwa. Inani lamacala lapho izithonjana zopopayi kanye nencazelo yazo kuye kwasingathwa khona ngazo enkantolo lilokhu likhula njalo.
Icala lokuqala elaziwayo lalolu hlobo lihlehlela emuva ngo-2004, okungukuthi ngaphambi kokwethulwa kwe-iPhone, lapho kwakungewona ama-emojis anjalo, kodwa ukumamatheka okuhlanganisa izimpawu zokubhala ezijwayelekile. Kunamacala anjalo angaphezu kwamashumi amahlanu esewonke, futhi kusukela ngo-2017, isihloko salezi zingxabano cishe singama-emojis kuphela. Phakathi kuka-2004 no-2019, inani lezithombe-mzwelo elifakwe emacaleni e-United States likhule kakhulu. Nakuba muva nje, incazelo yezithombe-mzwelo yayisencane kakhulu ukuthi ingakwazi ukuba nomthelela omkhulu ecaleni lasenkantolo, kanye nokwanda kwemvamisa yokusetshenziswa kwazo, inani lezingxabano mayelana nencazelo yazo kanye nokuhumusha nalo liyakhula.
USolwazi wezomthetho waseSanta Clara University U-Eric Goldman wathola amacala anjalo angamashumi amahlanu. Kodwa-ke, inombolo eqondile ayinembile cishe ngo-100%, ngoba uGoldman wayesesha amarekhodi aqukethe igama elingukhiye elithi "emoticon" noma "emoji", kuyilapho inkinga efanayo yayingase isingathwe izingxabano lapho amagama angukhiye anjengokuthi "izithombe" noma " izimpawu" ziyavela kumarekhodi. .
Isibonelo esisodwa ingxabano yobufebe lapho umbiko okukhulunywa ngawo uveza izithombe zomqhele wasebukhosini, izicathulo eziphakeme kanye nesamba semali. Ngokusho kwecala, lezi zimpawu ezishiwo zaziyinkomba ecacile "ye-pimp". Yiqiniso, icala alizange lincike ngokuphelele emithonjeni yezithombe, kodwa badlala indima ebalulekile njengobufakazi. Ngokusho kukaGoldman, izimo lapho izithonjana zizodlala indima ebalulekile zizokhula nakakhulu esikhathini esizayo. Enye yezinkinga kulo mongo ingase ibe yindlela amapulatifomu ahlukene abonisa ngayo izinhlamvu ze-unicode ezifanayo - ukumamatheka omsulwa ngokuphelele othunyelwe kusuka ku-iPhone kungabonakala kucasula kumamukeli kudivayisi ye-Android.
Ngokusho kukaGoldman, emacaleni asenkantolo athinta izithombe-mzwelo, kubalulekile ukuthi abameli bethule umfanekiso wezithombe okukhulunywa ngazo njengoba zibonwa amakhasimende abo. Ngokusho kukaGoldman, kungaba iphutha elibi ukucabanga ukuthi kuhlale kunohlobo olulodwa kuphela lokumelwa komlingiswa onikeziwe kuwo wonke amapulatifomu.
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