T-AC1 This dog'll really hunt: an informative and entertaining Texas dictionary. Wallace O. Chariton. Plano: Republic of Texas Pr., Wordware Pub., Inc., 1999. x, 307 p. ill. $17.95 ISBN 1-55622-676-4 (cloth); ISBN 1-55622-653-5 (paper); ISBN 0-585-28238-2 (ebook)
T-AC2 "Bubba speak": Texas folk sayings. W. C. Jameson. Plano: Republic of Texas Pr., Wordware Pub., Inc., May 1998. 185 p. ill. $14.95 ISBN 1-55622-616-0 (paper); ISBN 0-585-26249-7 (ebook)
T-AC3 "He's wetting on my leg, but it's warm and it feels good": the Texas thesaurus of good ol' boy expressions and sayings. Bob Bowman. Lufkin: Best of East Texas Pub., 1995. 180 p.
T-AC4 Rural Texas sayings: voices from the Great Depression. Bob Bowman, Robbie Prather. Bloomington, IN: 1st Books Library, 2001. xii, 148 p. ISBN 0759620075
T-AC5 More Texas sayings than you can shake a stick at. Anne Dingus; ill. by Edd Patton. Houston: Gulf Pub., 1996. vi, 120 p. ill. ISBN 0877192928
T-AC6 El diccionario del Español de Tejas: the dictionary of the Spanish of Texas. Roberto A. Galván, Richard V. Teschner, comp. Silver Spring, MD: Inst. of Modern Languages, 1975. vii, 102 p. ISBN 0-88499-147-4
T-AC7 The dictionary of Chicano Spanish: el diccionario del Español Chicano. Roberto A. Galván. 2nd ed. Lincolnwood, IL: National Textbook Co., 1995. xii, 244 p. ISBN 0-8442-7966-8 (cloth); ISBN 0-8442-7967-6 (paper)
T-AC8 Dictionary of Spanish place names, v. IV: Texas, Arizona. Rene Coulet du Gard. Elkton, MD: Editions des Deux Mondes, Dec. 1983. 140 p. $28 ISBN 0-939586-04-5
T-AC9 English-Spanish real estate glossary. Jack C. Harris, Jack P. Friedman; trans. by Language Plus. College Station: Texas Real Estate Research Center, Texas A&M Univ., Jun. 1991; 8th print., Apr. 1997. 91 p. $5 ISBN 1-56248-001-4 TexDoc R800.5 En36 1997
T-AC10 Transboundary resource inventory glossary: Spanish-English cartographic, environmental, and oil spill terms. Austin: Texas General Land Office for the Transboundary Resource Inventory Project, Apr. 1995. 176 p. TexDoc L600.5 T687
T-AC11 Vocabulario Español de Texas. Gilberto Cerda, Berta Cabaza, Julieta Farias. Austin: Univ. of Texas Pr., 1970. vii, 347 p. (Univ. of Texas Hispanic studies, v. 5)
T-AC12 Modismos de Tejas. José R. Reyna. San Antonio: Penca Books, 1980. vii, 57 p.
T-AC13 Farm and ranch Spanish. Rex R. Kelly, George W. Kelly. Austin: Eakin Pr., Oct. 1989. xvii, 241 p. ill., port. $19.95 ISBN 0-89015-607-7
T-AC14 El libro de Caló: the dictionary of Chicano slang. Harry Polkinhorn, Alfredo Velasco, Malcolm Lambert. 2nd ed. rev. Oakland, CA: Floricanto Pr., 1986. vi, 95 p. $19.95 ISBN 0-685-45617-X (paper)
T-AC15 Regional dictionary of Chicano slang. Librado Keno Vasquez, Maria Enriqueta Vasquez. Austin: Jenkins Pub. Co., 1975. 111 p. ISBN 0-8363-0083-1
T-AC16 Glossary of terms. Austin: Railroad Commission of Texas, Legal Div., Apr. 1992. iv, 40 p. TexDoc R500.5 G516
T-AC17 Glossary of oil and gas terms. URL: http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/divisions/og/glossary.html
T-AC18 Glossary of oil and gas terms for filing reports or documents. URL: http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/divisions/og/glossaryforms.html
T-AC19 Glossary of electric utility terms. Mary Colletti, Erin F. Davis. Austin: Texas Legislative Council, Apr. 1997. 25 p. (Facts at a glance) TexDoc L1400.5 G516 1997
T-AC20 Glossary of telecommunications terms. Mary Colletti, Erin F. Davis. Austin: Texas Legislative Council, Apr. 1997. 15 p. (Facts at a glance) TexDoc L1400.5 G516t 1997
T-AC21 Dictionary of zoning terms in Texas. Nicholas Ordway, William F. Smith. College Station: Texas Real Estate Research Center, May 1982. 82 p. (Technical report, R-982-1M-370) TexDoc R800.8 D561zo
T-AC22 A dictionary of slang drug terms, trade names, and pharmacological effects and uses. Jay Johnson, Jane Carlisle Maxwell, Marian Leitnerschmidt. Austin: Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Oct. 1997. 36 p. TexDoc A1400.6 D561
T-AC23 Glossary of terms. Austin: Texas Employment Commission, 1989. 1 v. (various paging) TexDoc E2100.5 G516
T-AC24 Acronyms, terms, and definitions. URL: http://www.tracer2.com/admin/uploadedPublications/330_acronyms.pdf
T-AC25 Abbreviated guide to pronunciation and etymology of scientific names for North American land mammals north of Mexico. Frederick B. Stangl, Jr., P. G. Christiansen, Elsa J. Galbraith. Lubbock: Texas Tech Univ. Pr., 3 Feb. 1993. 28 p. (Texas Tech Univ. Museum, occasional papers, no. 154) TexDoc Z TT385.7 Oc1 no.154
T-AC26 Comanche dictionary and grammar. Lila Wistrand Robinson, James Armagost. Dallas: Summer Inst. of Linguistics, Jan. 1990. xviii, 338 p. ill. (Summer Inst. of Linguistics and the Univ. of Texas at Arlington Publications in Linguistics, no. 92) $26 ISBN 0-88312-715-6 (paper); ISSN 1040-0850 (series)
T-AC27 Comanche vocabulary: trilingual edition. Daniel J. Gelo, ed. and trans.; Manuel G. Rejon, comp.; fore. by Thomas R. Hester. Austin: Univ. of Texas Pr., Nov. 1995. 108 p. (Texas archaeology and ethnohistory ser.) $25 ISBN 0-292-72784-4 (cloth); $10.95 ISBN 0-292-72783-6 (paper)
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Guide to Texan pronunciation, definitions, and equivalents of words and phrases.
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Thematic guide to expressions and phrases.
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7,000 Spanish terms in alphabetical order with English definitions. Words and phrases used in Texas Spanish but not included in standard dictionaries. Table of contents, list of abbreviations, user's guide, and preface in both Spanish and English. Appendix A, proverbs and sayings (p. 88-94). Appendix B, verbs in –ear/-iar (p. 96-97). Appendix C, bibliography (p. 100-102). Later revisions published as
The dictionary of Chicano Spanish: el diccionario del Español Chicano (T-AC7).
Defines 9,000 words and phrases of Chicano Spanish as spoken in the U.S. Identifies usage (slang, colloquial, vulgar, euphemistic, etc.). Append. A, proverbs and sayings, (p. 214-232). Append. B, verbs in –ear/-iar (p. 234-235), Append. C, bibliography (p. 239-244).
Latest revision of El diccionario del Español de Tejas: the dictionary of the Spanish of Texas (T-AC6).
Introd. (p. i-v) is a brief history of Texas. A brief chronology of Spanish influence (p. vii) and a glossary of Spanish and Mexican words (p. viii-xi). Texas dictionary (p. 1-84) includes, as applicable, name (in alphabetical order), county, location, source of name, English translation, zip code, population, and history. Chief Texas administrative officials, in chronological order from 1691 (p. 85-87).
Alphabetical by English word or phrase. Spanish equivalent after English definition.
Glossary of basic terms employed in U.S. and Mexico. English-Spanish index identifies Spanish equivalents of English terms alphabetically arranged. Spanish-English glossary gives Spanish terms alphabetically with English equivalents and Spanish definition. Abbreviations and acronyms (p. 173-176) in alphabetical order give both English and Spanish equivalents.
Originally published in 1953 as v. V in the series Univ. of Texas Hispanic Studies. In Spanish. Major sections: vocabulario; modismos, locuciones y refranes; and hispanismos que usa la gente de habla Inglesa.
Alphabetical guide to Texas Spanish dialectic idioms with English translation. Provides equivalents, usage, and examples. Includes expressions, structures, phrases, bilingual and translated puns, quips, boasts, and proverbs. Entries are numbered sequentially throughout. Cross references among entries use entry numbers.
Handbook of words, phrases, and idioms for farm and ranch work. Farm and ranch sections organized by types of activities. Section on grammar includes vocabulary lists, numbers, salutations, and endings for letters.
Original title: El libro de Calo: Pachuco slang dictionary. 1983.
Entries include gender, part of speech, definitions, and examples of use. Notes standard and non-standard definitions. Includes concordance of English words and phrases to serve as a cross-reference to the slang.
Each entry includes definition and location of use. Includes brief pronunciation guide, Chicano-Hispano Americano phrases, bibliography (p. 85-87), proverbs and sayings (p. 88-90), riddles (p. 91-92), Chicano folk medicine (p. 93-95), and Chicano folk songs (p.96-103). Provides English-Chicano-Hispano index (p. 105-111).
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Definitions of terms in alphabetical order keyed to divisions of the Railroad Commission in which they are used. Alphabetical list of acronyms and abbreviations (p. 38-40) primarily refers to terms in main section or defines term.
Railroad Commission of Texas Oil and Gas Div. definitions of general terms used in the oil and gas industries. HTML and PDF.
Railroad Commission of Texas Oil and Gas Div. definitions of general terms used in filing certain types of reports or documents with the commission.
Definitions of terms commonly used in discussions of electric utility industry and deregulation. Abbreviations and acronyms (p. 20-24). List of sources (p. 25).
Definitions of terms commonly used in discussions of telecommunications industry. Abbreviations and acronyms (p. 12-14). List of sources (p. 15)
Definitions of terms in alphabetical order commonly appearing in 36 city zoning ordinances. Definitions from ordinances. City from which definition was taken identified in entry.
Also available: http://www.tcada.state.tx.us/research/slang/terms.pdf
Classifies each Texas street slang term by (1) general drug use categories (e.g., cocaine, opiate, etc.), (2) specific pharmaceutical preparations (if any), (3) pharmacological effects and therapeutic uses, and (4) routes of administration. Includes index. HTML and PDF online.
Comprehensive alphabetical list of terms with definitions commonly used in Employment and Training Administration programs activities. Identifies programs using each term. Includes brief description of each program (p. 3-17), abbreviations and acronyms (p. 19-31), and sources (p. 33-35).
Texas Workforce Commission Labor Market Information Dept. glossary and list of acronyms updated 21 Nov. 2001.
Taxonomically arranged scientific names, pronunciation, and etymology with literal translation in brackets. Acknowledgments and literature cited (p. 27-28).
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Guide to pronunciation (p. 7-9). Pt. 1, Comanche-English dictionary (p. 11-160) includes dialectical variants, grammatical categories, simple etymologies, and illustrative sentences. Appendices to pt. 1: A, fauna (p. 161-164), animals, birds, reptiles, fish, and insects; B, flora (p. 165-167), trees and plants; C, body parts (p. 169-170); D, months of the year (p. 171); E, personal names (p. 173-175). Pt. 2, English-Comanche lexicon (p. 179-231). Pt. 3, Comanche grammar (p. 235-334) details the structure and conventions of the Comanche language. Selected bibliography (p. 335-338).
Vocabulary lists in English, Comanche, and Spanish. Text in English. Trans. from original Spanish. Bibliography (p. 69-76).
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