The regional vocabulary of Texas / E. Bagby Atwood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Atwood, Elmer Bagby, 1906-1963, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Dialects.

English language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 259 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Austin, Texas : University of Texas Press, [1962]

Summary:

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.

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

Notes:

Includes indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-292-76687-4