The Regional Vocabulary of Texas / / E. Bagby Atwood.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Atwood, E. Bagby,
• Place / Publishing House: Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2022]; ©1962
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

The vocabulary of Texas, and of the Southwest, has a character that sets it apart from all others. It is to some extent an amalgamation of words brought from other sections. A more important ingredient, however, has been a large group of words that initially grew into usage in Texas itself. Utilizing a thorough knowledge of language and a remarkable insight into linguistics, the author, Professor of English at the University of Texas, has compiled a reference book for scholars, writers, and laymen whose interests involve the use of this vocabulary. It is a well-balanced book, designed to present to the reader not only the actual vocabulary in use but also the area involved, topical surveys of words used, their backgrounds, and geographical aspects of their usage. Easterners and Westerners alike will relish the unique flavor of the Southwestern vocabulary.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- FOREWORD -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- TABLES -- I THE AREA -- II THE METHOD -- III TOPICAL SURVEY OF THE VOCABULARY -- IV GEOGRAPHICAL ASPECTS OF USAGE -- V DIALECT MIXTURE AND MEANING -- VI OBSOLESCENCE AND REPLACEMENT -- VII LEXICOGRAPHICAL PILON -- VIII WORD ATLAS -- APPENDIX: MACHINE HANDLING OF THE DATA -- WORD INDEX