Publications [#292456] of John Freeman

Journal Articles

1. Freeman, R, Rubies and Coral: The Lapidary Crafting of Language in Kerala, The Journal of Asian Studies, vol. 57 no. 1 (February, 1998), pp. 38-65, Cambridge University Press (CUP), ISSN 0021-9118 [doi]
   (last updated on 2026/01/20)

   Abstract:
   Rich Freeman assesses the emergence of Malayalam as a hybrid literary form in terms of its complex relationship with the regional hegemony of Tamil on the one hand and the transregional influence of Sanskrit on the other hand.