[4] As such, Evans claims that "emojis actually enhance our language [in digital communication] and our ability to wield it.

[6][7][8] By clarifying our digital conversations, emojis can be seen as empowering, a force for good in twenty-first-century communication.

[14][15] In essence, "emojis are a visual representation that offer non-verbal cues in text, much in the same way that body language and vocal tone is a conduit of meaning in everyday face-to-face conversations.

Evans enumerates six functions of Emoji in digital communication: substitution, reinforcement, contradiction, metacommentary (or complementing), emphasis and discourse management.

[21] He contends that such views represent "ill-informed cultural elitism...emojis simply are not relevant for long-form written communication: literature, complex prose, articles in scientific journals.

[33][34][35] Evans posits that Emoji lacks the grammatical complexity or semantic richness of a true language.

[40][41] Evans has also claimed that it is possible, in principle, for a system of communication such as Emoji to develop into a fully formed language.