Rubies and coral: The lapidary crafting of language in Kerala

Journal of Asian Studies

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 38-65

  Freeman, Rich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 33750279079     PISSN: 00219118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2659023     Document Type: Article

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