• SEMANTICS OF A PARTICULAR TYPE OF INDEFINITE PRONOUN : CASE STUDY OF BANGLA NEGATIVE POLARITY ITEMS

Anumitra Ghosh Dastidar

Abstract: In this article, I discuss the logic of distributional restriction in a group of Bangla Negative Polarity Items (NPIs) that share the morphology with indefinites. NPIs are seen as expressions that occur under the c-command of negation or in the semantic scope of negation (von Fintel, 1999).

• Hawthorne's Use of Image and Symbol in The Scarlet Letter

Dr. Suchitra Vashisth

Abstract: At the simplest level, we mean by the word "image" a "mental picture" that a particular word, when concretely used in a literary text, evokes. Frequently, sensations other than sight are also evoked

• Women Characters in In Custody: An Exploration Anita Desai’s Feminist Consciousness

CHHAVI SHARMA

Abstract: Anita Desai’s women characters, though, are the central protagonists in the novel In Custody. However, their presence in the novel makes for a strong feminist statement. Whereas Sarla is caught in an unhappy marriage with Deven, SafiaBegum is a traditional Muslim wife. Both Sarla and SafiaBegum

• Thomas Hardy’s Poetic Reminiscences on His Wife Emma

Dr. Anju Rajan

Abstract: Thomas Hardy was a Victorian novelist who had trodden the footsteps of realistic tradition. Though he gained fame for his novels yet he considered himself primarily as a poet.Hardy‟s most famous poems were written between 1912-13 after the death of his first wife Emma Gifford with whom he had estranged relations for more than 20 years.There is a deep sense of remorse and regret in all the poems written on her.In these poems one finds description of elemental forces, hills, dales, waterfalls, lonely places, birds etc.