Thomas Pyles

1.1k total citations
24 papers, 406 citations indexed

About

Thomas Pyles is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Clinical Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Pyles has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 406 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Language and Linguistics, 1 paper in Clinical Psychology and 1 paper in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Thomas Pyles's work include Lexicography and Language Studies (4 papers), Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity (4 papers) and Linguistics and language evolution (2 papers). Thomas Pyles is often cited by papers focused on Lexicography and Language Studies (4 papers), Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity (4 papers) and Linguistics and language evolution (2 papers). Thomas Pyles collaborates with scholars based in . Thomas Pyles's co-authors include Charles Barber, John Algeo, Norman E. Eliason, Jack Windsor Lewis, Eric Partridge, Raven I. McDavid, Robert Burchfield, Donald Davie and Robert A. Hall and has published in prestigious journals such as Language, The Modern Language Review and American Speech.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Pyles

17 papers receiving 265 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Pyles 8 254 183 64 45 36 24 406
Cecily Clark United Kingdom 6 346 1.4× 286 1.6× 79 1.2× 25 0.6× 42 1.2× 18 494
Raimo Anttila United States 8 380 1.5× 221 1.2× 216 3.4× 21 0.5× 15 0.4× 29 595
Thomas E. Toon United Kingdom 3 305 1.2× 256 1.4× 76 1.2× 22 0.5× 31 0.9× 4 380
Archibald A. Hill United States 11 296 1.2× 139 0.8× 119 1.9× 12 0.3× 36 1.0× 51 448
John T. Waterman United States 6 348 1.4× 38 0.2× 80 1.3× 35 0.8× 45 1.3× 22 469
Norman E. Eliason United States 11 251 1.0× 135 0.7× 78 1.2× 9 0.2× 39 1.1× 41 435
Hans Kurath United States 12 265 1.0× 230 1.3× 114 1.8× 14 0.3× 33 0.9× 28 468
Klaus J. Mattheier Poland 6 215 0.8× 216 1.2× 69 1.1× 16 0.4× 43 1.2× 25 333
Bruce Mitchell United States 8 436 1.7× 270 1.5× 78 1.2× 24 0.5× 30 0.8× 33 550
Emilio Alarcos Llorach 7 225 0.9× 88 0.5× 53 0.8× 12 0.3× 36 1.0× 89 294

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pyles, Thomas & John Algeo. (1979). Selected essays on English usage. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Pyles, Thomas. (1973). Kemp Malone, Onomatologist. Names. 21(3). 131–132. 1 indexed citations
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Pyles, Thomas, et al.. (1973). British and American English. American Speech. 48(1/2). 108–108. 9 indexed citations
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Pyles, Thomas & Robert Burchfield. (1971). The Porn Is Green. American Speech. 46(3/4). 237–237. 1 indexed citations
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Pyles, Thomas, et al.. (1970). Sweet Are the Usages of Diversity. American Speech. 45(3/4). 252–252. 1 indexed citations
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Barber, Charles & Thomas Pyles. (1967). The Origins and Development of the English Language. The Modern Language Review. 62(3). 505–505. 194 indexed citations
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Pyles, Thomas, et al.. (1966). The Origins and Development of the English Language. Language. 42(1). 122–122. 119 indexed citations
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Pyles, Thomas, et al.. (1963). Explorations in Shakespeare's Language: Some Problems of Lexical Meaning in the Dramatic Text.. Shakespeare Quarterly. 14(4). 469–469. 2 indexed citations
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Pyles, Thomas, et al.. (1963). "American Political Terms". American Speech. 38(3). 223–223. 1 indexed citations
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Pyles, Thomas. (1959). Bible Belt Onomastics or Some Curiosities of Anti-Pedobaptist Nomenclature. Names. 7(2). 84–100. 11 indexed citations
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Pyles, Thomas & Norman E. Eliason. (1957). Tarheel Talk: An Historical Study of the English Language in North Carolina to 1860. Language. 33(2). 256–256. 11 indexed citations
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Pyles, Thomas. (1957). A New Dictionary of Americanisms. American Speech. 32(2). 125–125. 6 indexed citations
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Pyles, Thomas & Robert A. Hall. (1957). Hands Off Pidgin English!. Modern Language Notes. 72(2). 147–147.
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Pyles, Thomas & Donald Davie. (1955). Purity of Diction in English Verse.. Modern Language Notes. 70(7). 541–541.
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McDavid, Raven I. & Thomas Pyles. (1954). Words and Ways of American English. Language. 30(3). 423–423. 2 indexed citations
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Pyles, Thomas. (1954). Words and ways of American English : an authoritative account of the origins growth and present state of the English language in America. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Pyles, Thomas, et al.. (1953). British and American English since 1900.. Modern Language Notes. 68(8). 580–580. 4 indexed citations
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Pyles, Thomas, et al.. (1953). Words and Ways of American English. Western Folklore. 12(2). 145–145. 14 indexed citations
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Pyles, Thomas. (1953). British Titles of Nobility and Honor in American English. American Speech. 28(2). 69–69. 1 indexed citations
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Pyles, Thomas, et al.. (1952). The Secular Lyric in Middle English. Books Abroad. 26(4). 399–399.

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