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TEXAS ALMANAC.-1952-1953.
Texas Pronunciation Guide
The pronouncing list of Texas place names that follows is from "A Study of the Pronunciation
of Texas Towns" by George Mitchel Stokes of Baylor University, Waco, Texas. The thesis was sub-
mitted to the faculty of the university in part fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Master
of Arts. Mr. Stokes worked under the direction of the Speech and Radio Department of Baylor Uni-
versity.
There are 2,343 names in the following list. This includes all places except the smallest cross-
roads communities. Mr. Stokes followed local pronunciation in compilation of the list. Information
was by personal interview of residents of these places, or in some instances with people thoroughly
familiar with places through frequent visits.
In the following list pronunciation is by the method of respelling and limited diacritical marking.
In Mr. Stokes' thesis, this method is used and parallel with it is a column with the more scientific and
exact pronunciation by use of phonetics. Only the respelling method is used below.
The method used below is largely self-explanatory. The diacritical marks follow those that will
be found in any Webster Dictionary. Note that "uh" is used for syllables where the vowel sound is
plain, while the apostrophe (') is used where the vowel is barely sounded. Note below pronunciations
of Almeda and Alleyton.
Anyone wishing further information should write Mr. John W. Bachman, Radio Department,
Baylor University, Waco, Texas.A
Abbott.-X buht
Abernathy.-X her na thY
Abilene.-AB uh leen
Abram.-A bruhm
Acala.-uh KA hih
Ackerly.-AK er h
Acme.-K mi
Acton.-AK t'n
Acuff.-A kuhft
Adamsville.-A d'mz vi
Addicks.-A dks
Addielou.- di LQ
Addison.-A d s'n
Adkins.-AT kInz
Adrian.-A d uhn
Afton.--F t'n
Agua Dulce.-
ah wuh DROOL si
Agua Nueva.-
ah1 wuh noe vuh
Aiken.-A kin
Alamo.-AL uh mo
Alamo Heights.-
i uh mn HITrs
Amanree~d.-XL, uhn reed
Alba.--AL buh
Albany.-AWLbuh ni
Albert-- L bert
Aledo.-uh LEE do
Alexander.--lg ZXN der
Alfred.-AL fred
Algo a.-l GO uh
Alice.-X f1
Alief~--A leef
Allamore.-AL uh mior
Allen.-A lin
Allenfarm.--aln FAHRM
Alleyton.-A li t'n
Allison.-XL uh s'n
Allred-AWL rd
Alma.-AHL muh
Almeda.-l MEE dub
Alpine.-XL pin
Altair.-awl TAR
Alta Loma.-l tub LO muh
Alto.-L to
Altoga.-l T) guh
Alvarado.-1l vuh RA d6oAlvin.--AL vmi
Alvord.-AL vord
Amarillo.-m uh RIL o
Anderson.-N der s'n
Amherst.-AM , rst
Ammannsville.-M 'nz v11
Anahuac.-XN uh wak
Anchor.-NG ker
Andice.-XN s
Andrews.-AN drooz
Angellna.-M juh LEE nuh
Angleton.-)NG g'l t'n
Anna.-N uh
Annarose.-an uh RO subh
Annona.- NO nuh
Anson.-N s'n
Antelope.L--NT uh l]p
Anton.-NT n
Appleby.-L p'l bi
Apple Springs--
$ p'1 SPRINGZ
Aquilla.-uh KWIL uh
Aransas.-uh RXN zuhs
Aransas Pass--
uh rn zuhs PAS
Arbala.-ahr BA luh
Arcadia.-ahr KA dY uh
Archer.-AHR cher
Archer City.--ahr cher SIT i
Arcola.-ahr K6 luh
Argo.-AHR g5
Argyle.-ahr GIL t
Arlington.-AHR ling t'n
Arneckeville.-AHR m ki l
Arnett.-AHR nit
Arp.--ahrp
Artesia Wells.-
ahr tee zh' WLZ
Arthur City.-ahr ther SIT i
Asherton.-ASH er t'n
Ashwood.-ASH wod
Aspermont.-XS per mahnt
Atascosa. t uhs KO subh
Athens.-X thnz
Atlanta.-t LAN tuh
Atlas.-AT I's
Attoyac.-AT uh yak
Atwell.-AT wel1
Aubrey.-AW brAugusta.-aw. GUHS tuh
Austin.-AWS t'n
Austnm.-aws TO n 5
Austwll.-AWS wel
Avalon.-AV uhl n
Avery.- vub t
Avinger.-X vn jer
Avoca.-uh VO kuh
Axtell.-KS t'l
Azle.-A z'1
B
Badger.-BA jer
Bagwell.-BXG w'1
Bailey.-BA li
Baileyboro.-BA i ber ruh
Baileyville.-BA f vil
Baird.-bad .
Bakersfield.-BA kers A
Bald Ridge. w RIJ
Ballinger.-BA in jer
Balmorhea.-bl muh RA
Bandera.-bn DER uh
Bangs.-b.ngz
Banquete.-ban KE t
BarcIay.-BAHRK Ii
Bardwell.-BAHRD w'l
Barker.-BAHR ker
Barksdale.--BAHRKS dil
Barnes.-bahrnz
Barnhart.-BAHRN hahrt
Barnum.-BAHR n'm
Barreda.-buh RA dub
Barry.-BA
Barstow.-BAHRS to
Bartlett.-BAHRT Ift
BAsett.-1-BX st
Bastrop.-BAS trahp
Batesville.-BATS v'1
Batson.-BAT s'n
Baxter.-BAKS ter
Bay City.-ba SIT'I
Baylor.-BA ler
Bayside.-BX sid
Baytown.-BA town
Beasley.-BEEZ Ii
Beattie.-BEE ti
Beaukiss.--bS K!S
Beaumont.-BO mahnt
Bebe.-bbBeckville.-BEK v'1
Becton.-BEK t'n
Bedias.-=BEE ds
Bee.-bee
Beehouse.-BEE hows
Beeville.-BEE vi
Belcherville.-BEL cher vil
Bell.-b~l
Bellaire.-& R
Bellevue.-BEL vyoo
Bellmead.-bel MEED
Bells.-belz
Bellville.-BEL vii
Belmont.-BEL mahnt
Belton.-BEL t'n
Benarnold.-ben AHR n'Id
Benavides.-6 uh VEE d's
Ben Bolt.-b g BOLT
Benbrook.-BIN bl-ok
Benchley.-BENCH i
Bend.-bend
Ben Franklin.-
bn FRXNGK in
Ben Hur.-ben HER
Benjamin.-BEN juh m'n
Bennett.-BEN 't
Bentonville.-BENT n vil
Ben Wheeler.-bin HWEE le
Berclalr.-ber KLR
Bergs Mill.- bergz MIL
Bering.-BER ing
Bertram.-BERT r'm
Bessmay.-bs MI
Best.--bsi
Bettie.-BET i
Bexar.-bar
Beyersville.-BIRZ vil
Biardstown.-BARDZ t'n
Bigfoot.-BIG fot
Big Hill.--HYL
Big Lake.-b LAK
Big Sandy.-b SAN di
Big Spring.-bg SPRYNG
Bigwells.-bYg WLZ
Birdville.-BERD
Birome.-b T RM
Birthright.-BERTH nt
Bishop.-BI sh'p
Bivins.-BI v=z100
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