Professor Kaschula calls these patterns of behaviour an 'emoji fingerprint' Dr Zakeera Docrat, a forensic linguist from the University of the Western Cape and Professor Kaschula's collaborator ...

the knife and gun are the most common emoji to arise in trials, according to Dr Zakeera Docrat, a forensic linguist from the University of the Western Cape. 'At the moment we are seeing a ...

After all, an emoji on an iPhone might look completely different on an Android, adding another layer of confusion. So, what’s next? Forensic linguists will be key to assisting the courts with ...