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A Wedding in Brownsville By Isaac Bashevis Singer

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A Wedding in Brownsville By Isaac Bashevis Singer Isaac Bashevis Singer (1903-1991) was a Polish-American writer and Nobel Prize-winning author known for his Yiddish-language stories that explore Jewish life, folklore, and themes of spirituality, identity, and morality. His works often delve into the complexities of human nature, blending realism with mysticism. In his story, “A Wedding in Brownsville,” Singer tells the tale of a man named Dr. Margolin, who returns to Brooklyn’s Brownsville neighborhood for a wedding after many years. As he reconnects with familiar faces, he is haunted by memories of his past, including lost love and the horrors of the Holocaust. The story explores themes of memory, guilt, and the enduring impact of trauma on personal identity and relationships. Q: Who were the Senciminers? Ans. Sencimineers were Jewish villagers from the town of Sencimin, where Dr. Margolin once lived. They are now dispersed due to the devastation of WW II, and some of them attend th...
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Ellipses in English

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  Ellipsis in English What is ellipsis ? SOMETHING UNDERSTOOD, ‘undertood’ in the special sense of ‘going without saying’ (obvious). We are referring to clauses and sentences ,etc. whose structure is such as to presuppose some preceding item, which then serves as the source of the missing information. An elliptical item is one which leaves specific structural slots to be filled from elsewhere. Example: Joan brought some carnations ,and Cathrine (E) some sweet peas. Ellipsis , Substitution ,and Reference n Halliday& Hassan define ellipses in relation to another important cohesive device, i.e. substitution , since they embody the same fundamental relation between parts of the text. Ellipsis is substitution by zero. a. This is a fine hall you have here. I’m proud to be lecturing in it (R). b. This is a fine hall you have here. I've never lectured in a finer one (S). c. This is a fine hall you have here. I've never lectured in a finer (E). ...
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