Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @GretchenAMcC
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
109
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-21
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-30
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
10 years
Summarization
The tweets cover various topics such as a graphic novel called "Bea Wolf" written entirely in unrhymed alliterative verse, a linguistics resource set, a podcast episode on rhotic vs non-rhotic English, the changing nature of language, and difficulties with document editing software. Some tweet authors express excitement or interest in the topics discussed.
Topic Modeling
- Mention of Gretchen McCulloch and her work on linguistics, including a thread about the graphic novel BEA WOLF written in unrhymed alliterative verse.
- Comparison between different types of English accents (rhotic vs non-rhotic) featured in an episode of the podcast Lingthusiasm.
- Discussion of linguistic topics, including conjugation, the changing nature of language, and writing informally before editing for formality.
- Excitement about the book BEA WOLF and its use of Old English verse form, as well as interest in sharing it with children.
- Expressing gratitude to Gretchen McCulloch for sharing her work and research in linguistics, and appreciation for the resources she has made available.
Emotional Analysis
The tweets express various emotions such as excitement, admiration, appreciation, curiosity, humor, gratitude, and interest in linguistics and language. Many users express their enthusiasm towards the mid-age graphic novel BEA WOLF written in unrhymed alliterative verse, while others appreciate the linguistic resources and knowledge shared by Gretchen McCulloch. Humor and curiosity are also evident in the tweets, such as in the mention of a book with sections titled "Why this book is rubbish" and "Why this book is great." Overall, the tweets convey positive emotions and a shared passion for language and linguistics.
Trend Analysis
- Mentions of @GretchenAMcC
- Discussion of linguistic topics and resources
- Praise for specific works or authors
- Humorous or lighthearted comments
- Personal connections to linguistics or related fields
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
28
Percentage of total tweets
25%
Number of Original tweets
5
Percentage of total tweets
4%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
109
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
74
Percentage of total tweets
67%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
11
Percentage of total tweets
10%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
1
Percentage of total tweets
0%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter Web App | 40 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 34 |
| Twitter for Android | 20 |
| Twitter for iPad | 7 |
| TweetDeck | 6 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZachWeiner | Zach Weinersmith | NYT Bestselling author of "Soonish," "Open Borders." Married to @fuschmu. @ZachWeinersmith@mastodon.social (Support at https://t.co/xXXR5KKuTr) | 109,404 |
| GretchenAMcC | Gretchen McCulloch | Internet Linguist. NYT bestselling author of BECAUSE INTERNET. Cohost @lingthusiasm, a podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics. she/her 🌈 | 46,682 |
| DrMRFrancis | Matthew R Francis | Science writer, physicist, queer, wearer of jaunty hats. Toss a coin to your freelancer. Profile portrait by @sciencecomic , banner by @wrycritic . He/him. | 29,884 |
| superlinguo | Lauren Gawne | Linguist Senior Lecturer @latrobe gesture/grammar/#lingdata/✨emoji Mastodon: superlinguo@scicomm.xyz Podcast: @lingthusiasm Blog: https://t.co/1QoK2q5otQ She/her(/they) | 17,671 |
| LeahLibresco | Leah Libresco Sargeant | My books, on converting https://t.co/ShvDw4oRHz, on community https://t.co/F7auklzIsN. Other Feminisms: https://t.co/OJeiHqoKz9 Contributor @deseret Husband @alexisargeant | 17,045 |
| CatSWrites | Cat Sebastian | Writer of queer historical fiction. She/her. Rep: @DeidreKnight. Newsletter: https://t.co/Wyko7b8ml0 linktree: https://t.co/r6uzqVILvf… | 14,265 |
| ManishEarth | Manish | 🦀 @rustlang devtools/📎 clippy lead. 🗺️ i18n. 💉did @ca_covid . 🗣️ likes languages. ✈️ Repatriate/ABCD. 👨🔬 Formerly physics. he/him | 13,578 |
| mart1oeil | Martin Clavey | Journaliste scientifique @nextinpact / ex @hypothesesorg @owni 📮martin.clavey@soundofscience.fr (PGP ⏬) · Bureau @_ajspi · 🐘 https://t.co/8DBs4ALegC | 8,661 |
| kirbyconrod | Kirby Conrod | linguistics prof @swarthmore, PhD from @uwlinguistics. sociosyntax (pronouns, '''gender,''' relative clauses, trans stuff) They/them. | 7,528 |
| tonyannett | Tony Annett | At the intersection of economics and Catholic social teaching. Author of “Cathonomics: How Catholic Tradition Can Create a More Just Economy.” | 7,385 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mifield | /↻/∞/ | they; 伊. han, queer, nd, disabled. refugee-settler. linguist, coder, advocate, anticapitalist. | adult human | @Mifield@mastodon.lol | 4,999 |
| jimprall | Jim “@jimprall@mastodon.green” Prall | 🇨🇦😷🐤🦅🐦🦉♻️🤖📷 also @jimprall@mastodon.green | 4,996 |
| teriac | teriac 🦊🌱🥫 | No one is free until we are all free #HidradenitisSuppurativa #StopTheShock Hate bullies, cruelty, & capitalism she/her 🧡 | 4,784 |
| sqiouyilu | S. Qiouyi Lu 🏜️🎑🐇 陸秋逸 Lù Qiūyì | sophie! 🐏 writer · translator · color tech 🎨 sw @DecemberSeas · alt @bodhishitposta 🔞 EN/中文/ES 🆗 #NeuralAllomorph · sapio 🧠 æ．e．they ✨ cover @kuri_huang | 4,402 |
| ZachWeiner | Zach Weinersmith | NYT Bestselling author of "Soonish," "Open Borders." Married to @fuschmu. @ZachWeinersmith@mastodon.social (Support at https://t.co/xXXR5KKuTr) | 4,284 |
| mart1oeil | Martin Clavey | Journaliste scientifique @nextinpact / ex @hypothesesorg @owni 📮martin.clavey@soundofscience.fr (PGP ⏬) · Bureau @_ajspi · 🐘 https://t.co/8DBs4ALegC | 3,550 |
| MiShee54 | Michelle Sheehan | Linguist at @UniofNewcastle, live-tweeter and lover of the linguistic! If you like me, you'll love @InMFL @NCL_Langling | 3,369 |
| mwalibali | Martha W. Alibali | Math cognition, education, development, learning, gesture, embodiment. Other stuff that moves me, too. Tweets & opinions my own. She/her. | 3,350 |
| garicgymro | Gareth Roberts | Welsh linguist in Philadelphia. I grow languages in the lab. Opinions my own. He. Ieithydd o Gymro yn Philadelphia. Tyfaf ieithoedd yn y lab. Barnau fy hun. Fo. | 3,340 |
| albagcorral | Alba G. Corral | :: soc una cadena binaria, soc puro artifici :: coder - visualist | 3,283 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| teriac | No one is free until we are all free #HidradenitisSuppurativa #StopTheShock Hate bullies, cruelty, & capitalism she/her 🧡 | 5 |
| mostaleoht | Art, magic, words, old stones. 🦄☮️📿 One giant TIL: I know nothing, but it's so cool! ⬜🟥⬜ For my work/science, see @ampanmdagaba backup: @mostaleoht@zirk.us | 4 |
| rkirstein | The author, known best for the Steerswoman series | 4 |
| alynch736 | 20 | a sociolingüist under appreciated by capitalism and can no longer afford to exist. wtf am i supposed to do but flex @ncps_ct ‘21 @uvmvermont ‘23 @upitt ‘? | 3 |
| sqiouyilu | sophie! 🐏 writer · translator · color tech 🎨 sw @DecemberSeas · alt @bodhishitposta 🔞 EN/中文/ES 🆗 #NeuralAllomorph · sapio 🧠 æ．e．they ✨ cover @kuri_huang | 3 |
| jspieve | Sic vos non vobis | 3 |
| leahvelleman | Editor, programmer, linguist, composer. Instead of trying to learn my pronouns, give $20 to someone on #transcrowdfund. This is not a joke. | 3 |
| ManishEarth | 🦀 @rustlang devtools/📎 clippy lead. 🗺️ i18n. 💉did @ca_covid . 🗣️ likes languages. ✈️ Repatriate/ABCD. 👨🔬 Formerly physics. he/him | 3 |
| DrMRFrancis | Science writer, physicist, queer, wearer of jaunty hats. Toss a coin to your freelancer. Profile portrait by @sciencecomic , banner by @wrycritic . He/him. | 3 |
| Mifield | they; 伊. han, queer, nd, disabled. refugee-settler. linguist, coder, advocate, anticapitalist. | adult human | @Mifield@mastodon.lol | 3 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1638381769945645056 | This entire thread by Gretchen McCulloch @GretchenAMcC about the amazing mid-age graphic novel BEA WOLF written entirely in unrhymed alliterative verse. Let her tell you why it’s wonderful! In glorious detail! https://t.co/1mh3F2wgby | 10 |
| 1638843608542638081 | This is cool. See also a whole episode of @lingthusiasm on rhotic vs non-rhotic English (both handily represented in the accents of the two presenters @GretchenAMcC and @superlinguo ) https://t.co/5O6nOc4VxY | 3 |
| 1641227739083710465 | Really enjoying the @RadiopaperHQ chat about what makes a language beautiful. For me, it's often the discovery of a place the foreign language is dense with meaning where English has to sprawl. All the delight of a Murphy Bed. https://t.co/kbeDDQy5c3 cc @GretchenAMcC @ivanplis | 1 |
| 1640167262228451328 | A lot of this info and the activities are also included in the Linguistics Jobs resource set I put together with @GretchenAMcC, which has been updated with information from the paper: https://t.co/0767A4oTso | 1 |
| 1638516448925745152 | @GretchenAMcC The rasPberry-blowers. The way I read that in my mind is a callback to P. | 0 |
| 1638382855221923841 | @GretchenAMcC Surprise shout out found while reading your lovely analysis of @ZachWeiner ‘s Bea Wolf. Thanks! | 0 |
| 1638383079701065732 | @msz_0 @GretchenAMcC Heh. Love it people notice that! | 0 |
| 1638409563203596293 | @GretchenAMcC @ZachWeiner Really appreciate this fascinating breakdown. I am so very excited for this to come out (it's on preorder but still awaiting a UK release date afaict) but I can't wait to read it to my kids. | 0 |
| 1638457784214736896 | @GretchenAMcC @ZachWeiner @stephenfry I don’t have it with me, unfortunately | 0 |
| 1638459302787555331 | @GretchenAMcC @rkirstein @ZachWeiner Are you wishing you wrote “appreciate” instead of “enjoy” :) | 0 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1638381769945645056 | This entire thread by Gretchen McCulloch @GretchenAMcC about the amazing mid-age graphic novel BEA WOLF written entirely in unrhymed alliterative verse. Let her tell you why it’s wonderful! In glorious detail! https://t.co/1mh3F2wgby | 31 |
| 1638843608542638081 | This is cool. See also a whole episode of @lingthusiasm on rhotic vs non-rhotic English (both handily represented in the accents of the two presenters @GretchenAMcC and @superlinguo ) https://t.co/5O6nOc4VxY | 15 |
| 1639417485853163521 | @GretchenAMcC i'm slightly concerned that i wouldn't have an answer even at that point, but at least i could fabricate one | 11 |
| 1640167262228451328 | A lot of this info and the activities are also included in the Linguistics Jobs resource set I put together with @GretchenAMcC, which has been updated with information from the paper: https://t.co/0767A4oTso | 10 |
| 1638299639039377409 | @GretchenAMcC Thank you :) | 6 |
| 1638283960844267522 | @GretchenAMcC @ZachWeiner Holy shit, I knew it was a retelling of Beowulf, but I had no idea it was in Old English verse form! I need to buy this book now! | 5 |
| 1638284993939095553 | @GretchenAMcC @ZachWeiner This sounds _astonishing_ & I’d love to read it to my two year old once he’s at least a little bigger. | 5 |
| 1638350925332099073 | @GretchenAMcC @kirbyconrod @garicgymro @IZaykovskaya Linguistics! https://t.co/5LVxiC5aev | 4 |
| 1638586655471804438 | @GretchenAMcC @temptoetiam In french https://t.co/cLk853EZDd | 4 |
| 1638282950876844057 | @GretchenAMcC @kirbyconrod yes | 4 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #becauseinternet | 1 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @gretchenamcc | 110 |
| @zachweiner | 16 |
| @googledocs | 9 |
| @kirbyconrod | 8 |
| @superlinguo | 7 |
| @zettlr | 5 |
| @izaykovskaya | 5 |
| @scrivenerapp | 4 |
| @rkirstein | 4 |
| @minipetite | 3 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
11
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 😘 | 2 | face_blowing_a_kiss |
| ✨ | 2 | sparkles |
| 🤔 | 1 | thinking_face |
| 😉 | 1 | winking_face |
| 🤤 | 1 | drooling_face |
| 😁 | 1 | beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes |
| ❤️ | 1 | red_heart |
| 😂 | 1 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
| 😌 | 1 | relieved_face |
| 🤚🏻 | 1 | raised_back_of_hand_light_skin_tone |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 9 |
| Activities | 2 |
| People & Body | 1 |