Download or read book Dictionary of Spanish Place Names of the Northwest Coast of America Texas and Arizona written by René Coulet du Gard and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Spanish Loanwords in the English Language written by Félix Rodríguez Gonzáles and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2017-06-26 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The future of English linguistics as envisaged by the editors of Topics in English Linguistics lies in empirical studies, which integrate work in English linguistics into general and theoretical linguistics on the one hand, and comparative linguistics on the other. The TiEL series features volumes that present interesting new data and analyses, and above all fresh approaches that contribute to the overall aim of the series, which is to further outstanding research in English linguistics. For further publications in English linguistics see also our Dialects of English book series. To discuss your book idea or submit a proposal, please contact Natalie Fecher.
Download or read book Nevada Place Names written by Helen S. Carlson and published by University of Nevada Press. This book was released on 1974-01-01 with total page 579 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author and researcher Helen Carlson spent almost fourteen years searching for the origins of Nevada’s place names, using the maps of explorers, miners, government surveyors, and city planners and poring through historical accounts, archival documents, county records, and newspaper files. The result of her labors is Nevada Place Names, a fascinating mixture of history spiced with folklore, legend, and obscure facts. Out of print for some years, the book was reprinted in 1999.
Download or read book Hispanic Arts and Ethnohistory in the Southwest written by Marta Weigle and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "E. Boyd was a pre-eminent authority on Spanish colonial arts. Twenty-three distinguished contributors discuss her work; traditional Hispanic arts and their preservation."--GoogleBooks.
Download or read book Native American Placenames of the Southwest written by William Bright and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2013-03-11 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever driven through a small town with an intriguing name like Wyandotte or Cuyamungue and wondered where that name came from? Or how such well-known placenames as Tucson, Waco, or Tulsa originated? Native American placenames like these occur all across the American Southwest. This user-friendly guide—covering Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas—provides fascinating information about the meaning and origins of southwestern placenames. With its unique regional approach and compact design, the handbook is especially suitable for curious travelers. Written by distinguished linguist William Bright, the handbook is organized alphabetically, and its entries for places—including towns, cities, counties, parks, and geographic landmarks—are concise and easy to read. Entries give the state and county, along with all available information on pronunciation, the name of the language from which the name derives, the name’s literal meaning, and relevant history.In their introduction to the handbook, editors Alice Anderton and Sean O’Neill provide easy-to-understand pronunciation keys for English and Native languages. They further explain basic linguistic terminology and common southwestern geographical terms such as mesa, canyon, and barranca. The book also features maps showing all counties in each of the southwestern states, a list of Native languages and language families, and contact information for tribal headquarters throughout the Southwest.
Download or read book The Study of Place Names written by Ronald L. Baker and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Indiana Names written by and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bibliography of Place name Literature written by Richard Burl Sealock and published by Chicago : American Library Association. This book was released on 1982 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Spanish and English of United States Hispanos written by Richard V. Teschner and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book County Name Origins of the United States written by Michael A. Beatty and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This massive reference work supplies the origins of all county (and parish) names in the United States. It is organized into 49 chapters, covering the 48 states with counties and the one state (Louisiana) with parishes (Alaska, with no comparable subdivisions, is omitted), each giving the counties in alphabetical order and ending with its own bibliography. Each entry, rich with historical details, explains the origins of its name. Among the diverse origins are such things as presidents, rivers, Indian tribes and military heroes. A general bibliography and full index complete this reference work.
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