Unit2languagePeriod1WelcometotheunitEmoticonsorsmileysexplainedAnEmoticon(orSmiley)isasequenceofordinarycharactersyoucanfindonyourcomputerkeyboard.Emoticonsareusedine-mail,chat,SMS（短信）andotherformsofcommunicationusingcomputers.Themostpopularemoticonsarethesmilingfaces(smileysorsmilies)thatpeopleusetosay“don'ttakewhatIjustwrotetooseriously”.Ifyoudon'tseethatitrepresentsasmilingface,tipyourheadtotheleftandlookatitagain.Thecolonrepresentstheeyes,thedashrepresentsthenose,andtherightparenthesisrepresentsthemouth.ManypeopleuseMSNandYahoo,forthisreasonIaddedalistwithMSNandYahooemoticons.Whenusingtheseduringyourchatsession,theywillbeconvertedtorealicons.Emoticons（情感符）Emoticons(emotionalicons)areusedtocompensatefortheinabilitytoconveyvoiceinflections,facialexpressions,andbodilygesturesinwrittencommunication.Someemoticonsarebetterknownas“smileys”.Emoticonscanbeveryeffectivetowardavoidingmisinterpretationofthewriter’sintents.Whiletherearenostandarddefinitionsforthefollowingemoticons,wehavesuppliedtheirmostusualmeanings.Mostemoticonswilllooklikeaface(eyes,nose,andmouth)whenrotated90degreeclockwise.:)or:-)Expresseshappiness,sarcasm,orjoke:(or:-(Expressesunhappiness:]or:-]Expressesjovialhappiness:[or:-[Expressesdespondentunhappiness:Dor:-DExpressesjovialhappiness:Ior:-IExpressesindifference:-/or:-\Indicatesundecided,confused,orskeptical.Also:/or:\.:Qor:-QExpressesconfusion:Sor:-SExpressesincoherenceorlossofwords:@or:-@Expressesshockorscreaming:Oor:-OIndicatessurprise,yellingorrealizationofanerror("uhoh!")Acronyms（首字母缩略词）AAMOFasamatteroffactBBFNbyebyefornowBFNbyefornowBTWbythewayBYKTbutyouknewthatCMIIWcorrectmeifI'mwrongEOLendoflectureFAQfrequentlyaskedquestion(s)FITBfillintheblankFWIWforwhatit'sworthFYIforyourinformationHTHhopethishelps用心爱心专心IACinanycaseIAEinanyeventICLinChristianloveIMCOinmyconsideredopinionIMHOinmyhumbleopinionIMNSHOinmynotsohumbleopinionIMOinmyopinionIOWinotherwordsLOLlotsofluckorlaughingoutloudMGBmayGodblessMHOTYmyhat'sofftoyouNRNnoreplynecessaryOICoh,IseeOTOHontheotherhandROFrollingonthefloorROFLrollingonthefloorlaughingROTFLrollingonthefloorlaughingRSNrealsoonnowSITDstillinthedarkTIAthanksinadvanceTICtongueincheekTTYLtalktoyoulaterTYVMthankyouverymuchWYSIWYGwhatyouseeiswhatyougetGrinningJokingLaughingSmilingYawningSignLanguageFormanyyears,noonecouldcommunicatewithpeoplewhohadbeenbornwithouthearing.Thesedeafpeoplewerenotabletouseaspokenlanguage.But,beginninginthe1700s,thedeafweretaughtaspeciallanguage.Usingthislanguage,theycouldsharethoughtsandideaswithothers.Thelanguagetheyusedwasalanguagewithoutsound.Itwasasignlanguage.Howdidthissignlanguagework?Thedeafweretaughttomakecertainmovementsusingtheirhands,faces,andbodies.Thesemovementsstoodforthingsandideas.Peoplemightmovetheirforefingersacrosstheirlips.Thismeant,“youarenottellingthetruth.”Theymighttaptheirchins(下巴)withthreefingers.Thismeant“myuncle.”Thedeafwerealsotaughttouseafingeralphabet.Theyusedtheirfingerstomakethelettersofthealphabet.Inthisway,theyspelledoutwords.Somedeafpeoplecouldspelloutwordsataspeedof130wordsperminute.Signlanguageandfingerspellingarenotusedasmuchastheyoncewere.Today,thedeafaretaughttounderstandothersbywatchingtheirlips.Theyarealsotaughthowtospeak.IntroductiontobrailleLouisBrailleinvented"braille",aworldwidesystemofembossedtypeusedbyblindand...
