Texas Place Names

Author:   Edward Callary ,  Jean K. Callary
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
ISBN:  

9781477320648


Pages:   432
Publication Date:   11 August 2020
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Edward Callary ,  Jean K. Callary
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Dimensions:   Width: 20.30cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.193kg
ISBN:  

9781477320648


ISBN 10:   1477320644
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   11 August 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction Pronunciation Guide Texas Towns and Counties Appendix: A Tally of Texas Geographic Features, complied by the Geographic Names Information System References and County Index

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Linguist Edward Callary and writer Jean Callary take readers on a tour across the state, using names and language to tell its history. --Alcalde (03/02/2020)


Linguist Edward Callary and writer Jean Callary take readers on a tour across the state, using names and language to tell its history. * Alcalde *


[Texas Place Names] helps us discover naming origins...[A] quite useful book.-- Austin American Statesman (2/1/2021 12:00:00 AM) Linguist Edward Callary and writer Jean Callary take readers on a tour across the state, using names and language to tell its history.-- Alcalde (3/2/2020 12:00:00 AM)


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Edward Callary is a professor emeritus of linguistics at Northern Illinois University, where he specializes in pronunciation change and onomastics (name study). His previous books include Wisconsin Place Names and Place Names of Illinois. Jean K. Callary is a writer and editor living in Austin.

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