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IMPOSTOREnema World English Dictionary (1999) and Soanes (2002: 450) define an impostor assomebody who pretends to be another; somebody who pretends to be somebody else in otder todeceive or cheat The underlying sense is of "putting on" a false identity. Sykes (1983: 502) defines animpostor as one who assumes a false character or passes himself off as someone else, a swindler.Synonyms of impostor include imposter, pretender, fake, fraud, sham, pseudo and role player. Animpostor is therefore one who engages in deception under an assumed name or identityINTERPERSONAL DECEPTIONBuller and Burgoon (1996: 203) describe interpersonal deception as the process wherebycommunication senders attempt to manipulate messages so as ro be untruthful, which may cause themapprehension concerning their fulse communication being detected Simultaneously, communicationreceivers try to unveil or detect the validity of that information, causing suspicion abour whether or notthe sender is being deceitful.LEAKAGEGass and &iter (2003: 264-265) state that parts of our bodies that typically communicate littleinformation reveal the most when we are being deceptive. In other words, because we are concentratingso much on our faces, deception "leaks" from other parrs of our bodies. Leakage therefore refers tounconscious nonverbal cues that give us away when we try to deceive.Dawson (1980: 531) defines a liar as one who knowingly utters falsehoods. Breazeale (1988: 81)describes the liar as a person who uses the valid designation, the words, in order to make something,which is unreal appear to be real. He says, for example, "I am rich," when the proper designation for hiscondition would be "poor". Bok (1978: 32) indicates that every liar says the opposite of what he thinksin his heart, with the purpose to deceive. Buller and Burgoon (1996) add that lying happens in adynamic interaction where liar and listener dance around one another, changing their thoughts inresponse to each other's moves. Lying involves deliberately deceiving or fooling someone.MiSREPRESENTATIONBurchell and ::vlilton (1999: 581-584) define misrepresentation is an incorrect statement of factor law made by one person to another. Though misrepresentation is usually made by words, it may be28