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| | The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures: The Southwest |
 | | Maggie Valentine of the University of Texas-San Antonio evaluates the architecture of the Southwest and considers a wide variety of structures from the pit houses and cliff dwellings of pre-Columbian peoples to the European structures imported after contact, to the cityscapes of the 20th and 21st centuries. |
 | | Rhett Rushing of the Institute of Texan Cultures in San Antonio considers Southwestern folklore, especially the popular legends, tales, myths, songs, and superstitions that originated in the region. |
 | | Carol Clark of the University of Texas-El Paso traces the variety of Southwestern language, focusing on the three distinct Pueblo language families (Keresan, Tanoan, and Zunian), the Athabascan speakers (Navajo and Apache), and the introduction of Spanish, French, English, German, Basque, and Czech. |
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