1. Foreword
2. List of Illustrations
3. List of Tables
4. I. The Area
* Geography
* Settlement
* Changes in Economy
5. II. The Method
* Background and Related Studies
* The Texas Questionnaire and Its Use
* Analysis of the Materials
6. III. Topical Survey of the Vocabulary
* The Weather
* The Landscape
* The House
* Goods and Chattels
* Time and Distance
* The Premises
* Various Fauna
* Something to Eat
* Family Matters
* Social and Daily Life
* Other People
* Verb Forms and Syntax
* Miscellaneous Terms
7. IV. Geographical Aspects of Usage
* Eastern Words
* Louisiana Words
* Southwestern Words
* Miscellaneous Distributions
* Eastern Limits
8. V. Dialect Mixture and Meaning
* Blending
* Development of Distinctions
9. VI. Obsolescence and Replacement
* Reasons for Vocabulary Change
* Social and Economic Factors Involved
* Tables
10. VII. Lexicographical Pilón
* Authorities for “Border” Spanish
* Etymologies and Meanings
11. VIII. Word Atlas
* Explanation of the Maps
* Maps 1 through 125
12. Appendix: Machine Handling of the Data
13. Word Index
