ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

During the research and actual writing of this

dissertation, a number of people
assisted me.
Notwithstanding the size of their contribution,
I would like to express my sincere
gratitude to all involved, for
their support.
In particular, I would like to thank
Dr. H. Scheepers, my supervisor, for his
guidance and eagerness;
my sister Ms H. Broschk for her time
and assistance in proofreading and polishing
my chapters stylistically; Mrs. S. Grandin for her
invaluable graphological expertise,
bibliographical support and
overall enthusiasm.
And a special thanks to my husband,
Mr. G. Blake for his resolute encouragement
to complete this dissertation.