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ACKNOWLEDGMENTSI owe a debt ofgratitude to:oMy LordJesus, for the strength and wisdom to complete the study.oProf. R.M. Klopper, my promoter, for giving me the opportunity to work ",-ith him in thisvery exciting area. I thank him for his guidance, subject knowledge, insightfulness andencouragement, without which this dissertation would not have been possible. I am grateful tohim for all the time and energy he spent in helping me improve my research.oMy husband Vijay, for sharing every moment of this dissertation ",-ith me, for his motivation,love, support and sacrifice in helping me realise a dream.oMy children, Seema and Raoul, for their sacrifice, patience and support.o'\ly mother-in-law, Champa Rugbeer, for her love and encouragement.oAhmed Dawood, Shanira Sahadeo, Naseem Khan, and Waheeda Ibrahim for their motivation,consideration and assistance.oAll those whose benevolence and goodwill have helped me pun;ue, complete and present thisdissertation.oRespondents of the University ofKwaZulu-Natal for being ",-illing participants in the survey.oAllan Pease, for grannng me pemusslon to use illustrations from his book, 1999: BotfyLanguage: HolV to read others' thoughts by theirgestures.15