Van Rooy Research Articles

Me or Not Me as Source of Ingroup Favoritism and Outgroup Derogation: A Connectionist Perspective

This article proposes an extension of the connectionist analysis of group biases by Van Rooy et al. (2003) to provide a more parsimonious account for ingroup favoritism as caused by self-anchoring (i.e., projecting features of the self in defining the ingroup) and to test the novel hypothesis that outgroup derogation is caused by self-competition (i.e., using opposite features of the self for defining the outgroup). Moreover, our connectionist account predicts that these two effects are more pronounced under conditions of self-priming that render characteristics of the self more accessible. Two experiments using minimal groups demonstrate (a) that ingroup favoritism is due to self-anchoring or the projection of self features in the ingroup, (b) that outgroup derogation is a direct consequence of self-competition (i.e., contrasting away from the self) rather than of contrasting away from the ingroup, (c) that self-priming (by making self-evaluations first) leads to more pronounced evaluation of the self, and to more contrastive evaluation of the ingroup and outgroup. A connectionist simulation in which these predictions are simulated shows a large overlap with the experimental data, supporting our connectionist perspective. The discussion centers on other predictions based on a connectionist approach of group categorization.

A comparative study of nominalisation in L1 and L2 writing and speech

Research by Van Rooy and Terblanche (2009) has shown that non-native students use nominalisations less than native speakers when writing. The frequency and use of nominalisations is examined across different spoken and written registers of black South African English corpora and first language corpora. The aim of the study is to explain the fairly similar frequency of nominalisations in second language and first language texts, as well as to examine possible functional differences between types of nominalisations, for example, abstract versus concrete. Differences regarding the type of suffix, the frequencies of suffixes in the corpora, mode and nativeness are examined. There seems to be a link between texts that are informationally dense (Biber, 1988) and nominalisations characterised by semantic complexity. Nominalisations with heavy semantic loadings will probably be more common in texts with an informational focus than in conversation. According to Biber et al. (1999: 322) nominalisations are typically associated with informationally dense texts, as opposed to greater involvement on the part of the reader and writer of a text. Biber et al. (1999: 322) also state that the relative difference between registers is much more visible for derived nouns than for nouns as a whole. However, studies done by Biber (1988) and Biber et al. (1999) only focus on four frequently used suffixes: -tion, -ment, -ness and -ity, all suffixes that are used to derive abstract nouns. The present study analyses a more elaborate list of nominalisations than Biber's 1988 study.

A moving and mystifying target language?

This issue presents a selection of articles on English in various contexts and settings, with a significant focus on education in the first four. Susan Van Rooy describes the language experiences of South Korean academics and their families in a small town in South Africa, and the consequences of their stay abroad for their English language proficiency. She reminds us that not all EFL learners of English have the ‘Inner Circle’ mainstream as their model: Potchefstroom, South Africa offers a mix between Inner and Outer Circle, probably having more features of the latter. Christian Burrows writes about methodologies of EFL classrooms in Japan, where cultural constraints make TBL (Task-Based Learning) more challenging than its Western proponents realise. The next two articles emphasise the need to pay attention to colloquial spoken language. Manfred Markus writes about the need to focus on phonetic accuracy in EFL teaching, or at least to try and replicate mainstream norms as much as possible. Fan Xianlong contributes a paper on the ever-changing spoken norms of the mainstream, based on his experiences as a visiting scholar in the United States. Although many of the features he describes are well known to Western sociolinguists, the article presents a refreshing perspective of how complex the notion of ‘target language’ must be to users of ESL and EFL. More often it is a moving and mystifying target, with its cultural and political minefields that find their way into everyday usage.

A study of the implications of systemic linguistics in the teaching of English as a second language

Linguists have proposed and discussed a number of theories about the nature and functions of language. As yet, there is no agreement on which theory best describes language and which theory should be accepted and applied in second language teaching situations. Linguistic institutions the world over adopt and apply definitions and theories they think are appropriate for developing applied linguistics courses. These are chosen from schools of linguistic theories such as systemic functional grammar, transformational generative grammar, descriptive grammar, comparative grammar and others. Conceptions on the relevance of each of these theories in the teaching of English as a second language vary from one speech community to the other. Kilpert (2001), Van Rooy and Butler (2000) suggest that systemic functional grammar (SFG) should be studied in second language situations where communicative competence, as an aspect of 'Outcomes Based Education', is desired. This article supports this view and proceeds to highlight selected features of SFG which the writer believes enhance the development of communicative competence in English as a second language.

The Neuropsychiatry and Neuropsychology Of Lipoid Proteinosis

The Neuropsychiatry and Neuropsychology Of Lipoid Proteinosis

(Non)maximality and Distributivity: A Decision Theory Approach

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Sociolinguistics

05–566Abu-Rabia, Salim (U of Haifa, Israel), Social aspects and reading, writing, and working memory skills in Arabic, Hebrew, English, and Circassian: the quadrilingual case of Circassians. Language, Culture and Curriculum (Clevedon, UK) 18.1 (2005), 27–58.05–567Bao, Zhiming (National U of Singapore, Singapore; ellbaozm@nus.edu.sg), The aspectual gsystem of Singapore English and the systemic substratist explanation. Journal of Linguistics (Cambridge, UK) 41.2, (2005), 237–267.05–568Barwick, Linda (U of Sydney, Australia; Linda.Barwick@arts.usyd.edu.au), Allan Marett, Michael Walsh, Lysbeth Ford & Nicholas Reid, Communities of interest: issues in establishing a digital resource on Murrinh-patha song at Wadeye (Port Keats), NT. Literary and Linguistic Computing (Oxford, UK) 20.4 (2005), 383–397.05–569Berns, Margie (Purdue U, USA; berns@purdue.edu), Expanding on the Expanding Circle: where do WE go from here?World Englishes (Oxford, UK) 24.1 (2005), 85–93.05–570Bolton, Kingsley (Stockholm U, Sweden: kingsley.bolton@english.su.se), Where WE stands: approaches, issues, and debate in world Englishes. World Englishes (Oxford, UK) 24.1 (2005), 69–83.05–571Carter, Julie A. (The Wolfson Centre, London, UK; j.carter@ich.ucl.ac.uk), Gladys M. Murira, Joseph Gona, Brian G. R. Neville & Charles R. J. C. Newton, Issues in the development of cross-cultural assessments of speech and language for children. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders (London, UK) 40.4 (2005), 385–401.05–572CoetzeeVan Rooy, Susan (Potchefstroom, S. Africa; basascvr@puk.ac.za) & Bertus Van Rooy, South African English: labels, comprehensibility and status. World Englishes (Oxford, UK) 24.1 (2005), 1–19.05–573de Haan, Mariëtte & Ed Elbers (U of Utrecht, the Netherlands; m.dehaan@fss.uu.nl), Reshaping diversity in a local classroom: communication and identity issues in multicultural schools in the Netherlands. Language & Communication (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) 25.3 (2005), 315–333.05–574Dogançay-Aktuna, Seran (Southern Illinois U Edwardsville, USA; saktuna@siue.edu) & Zeynep Kiziltepe, English in Turkey. World Englishes (Oxford, UK) 24.2 (2005), 253–265.05–575Hiraga, Yuko (Keio U, Japan; nene_terada@hotmail.com), British attitudes towards six varieties of English in the USA and Britain. World Englishes (Oxford, UK) 24.3 (2005), 289–308.05–576Joseph, Clara A. B. (U of Calgary, Canada; ejoseph@ucalgary.ca), Language in contact and literatures in conflict: text, context, and pedagogy. World Englishes (Oxford, UK) 24.2 (2005), 131–143.05–577Lai, Mee-Ling (Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, China; mllai@ied.edu.hk), Language attitudes of the first postcolonial generation in Hong Kong secondary schools. Language in Society (Cambridge, UK), 34.3 (2005), 363–388.05–578Moraa Michieka, Martha (Purdue U, USA; michieka@purdue.edu), English in Kenya: a sociolinguistic profile. World Englishes (Oxford, UK) 24.2 (2005), 173–186.05–579Nickerson, Catherine (Radboud U Nijmegen, the Netherlands; c.nickerson@let.ru.nl), English as alingua francain international business contexts. English for Specific Purposes (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) 24.4 (2005), 367–380.05–580Ouhiala-Salminen, Leena, Charles Mirjaliisa & Anne Kankaanranta (Helsinki School of Economics, Finland; leena.louhiala@hkkk.fi), English as alingua francain Nordic corporate mergers: two case companies. English for Specific Purposes (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) 24.4. (2005), 410–421.05–581Planken, Brigitte (Radboud U Nijmegen, the Netherlands; b.planken@let.ru.nl), Managing rapport inlingua francasales negotiations: a comparison of professional and aspiring negotiators. English for Specific Purposes (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) 24.4 (2005), 381–400.05–582Rajagopalan, Kanavillil (State U at Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil), Language politics in Latin America. AILA Review (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) 18 (2005), 76–93.05–583Seargeant, Philip (U of London, UK; pseargeant@ioe.ac.uk), Globalisation and reconfigured English in Japan. World Englishes (Oxford, UK) 24.3 (2005), 309–319.05–584Smith, Geoff P. (University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China), Chinese language sources for Chinese Pidgin English: what we know and what we need to know. Hong Kong Journal of Applied Linguistics (Hong Kong, China) 9.2 (2004), 72–79.05–585Sweeting, Anthony & Edward Vickers (U of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; sweetone@mac.com), On colonizing ‘colonialism’: the discourses of the history of English in Hong Kong. World Englishes (Oxford, UK) 24.2 (2005), 113–130.05–586Tanaka, Hiroko (U of Essex; htanaka@essex.ac.uk), Grammar and the ‘timing’ of social action: word order and preference organization in Japanese. Language in Society (Cambridge, UK), 34.3 (2005), 389–430.

Win-win or new imperialism? Public-private partnerships in Africa mining

One of the most significant elements of globalisation is the way in which the reshaping of the public-private divide is transforming the relationship between state and economy. In industrialised economies, there is a growing commodification and privatisation of public services, undertaken through the establishment of public private partnerships. State policy is becoming increasingly ‘market-driven’, managing national politics in such a way as to adapt to the pressures of transnational market forces (Leys, 2001). In developing economies, structural adjustment has removed the state as the principal agent of development, while private agencies are playing an increasingly public role as they engage in public service delivery. These include non-profit organisations (churches and NGOs) and for-profit caregiving and educational institutions (van Rooy & Robinson, 1998). In the political arena, the discourse over donor-defined democratisation has also meant a larger political role for a differentiated set of private agents, in the name of civil society participation, prompting Schmitz & Hutchful (1992) to call this a recipe for ‘free markets and free votes’.

DISTINCTIVE [VOICE] DOES NOT IMPLY REGRESSIVE ASSIMILATION:EVIDENCE FROM SWEDISH

In a recent paper, van Rooy & Wissing (200 1) distinguish between the interpretation and the interpretation of the feature [voice]. According to the broad interpretation, languages with a two way [voice] contrast may implement this contrast phonetically with any two of the following: voice onset precedes plosive release (prevoicing), voice onset immediately follows plosive release, voice onset substantially lags behind plosive release. According to the narrow interpretation, [voice] is employed only in languages with prevoicing in word-intial stops. According to van Rooy & Wissing, languages with prevoicing always have only regressive voice assimilation. The purpose of this paper is twofold: First we show that Swedish employs the feature [voice] on the narrow interpretation, but does not have regressive voice assimilation. Second, we present an OT account of the Swedish data which involves both features [voice] and [spread glottis].

Towards A Norm in South African Englishes: The Case for Xhosa English

AbstractBlack South African English (BSAE) is generally regarded today as the variety of English commonly used by mother‐tongue speakers of South Africa's indigenous African languages in areas where English is not the language of the majority. Its roots lie in the history of the teaching of English to the black people of this country, where the role models who teach English are second language learners themselves. To date, BSAE has mainly been studied within an applied linguistic framework with emphasis on its character as a second language which is deviant from standard English. An alternative view is to see it as a variety in its own right, a new or world English (Coetsee Van Rooy and Verhoef, 2000; van der Walt and van Rooy, 2002). As a consequence, a new look at norms is becoming increasingly necessary, so that decisions about learners' language competence can be made in terms of this variety. This paper reports on preliminary analyses of a recently collected corpus of Xhosa English (XE) (a sub‐category of BSAE) which consists of naturalistic spoken data, and comprises some 540,000 words of Xhosa English. This large database enables empirical analysis of actual patterns of use in language, making it possible to test earlier speculations which have been based on intuition, and to explore the possibility of systematic differences in the patterns of structure and use in this particular variety. The paper focuses on 20 separate linguistic characteristics, most of which have been previously identified in the literature as being features of BSAE, and analyses each of them in turn, in order to ascertain their usage patterns and frequency of occurrence in the corpus.

A Lexical Account of Implicit (Bound) Contextual Dependence

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Women in church and society: Report of research done by a research team at the PU vir CHO

The research project “Women in Church and Society” was conducted under the auspices of one of the focus areas for research and postgraduate education at the Potchefstroomse Universiteit vir Christelike Hoër Onderwys: “Reformed Theology and the Development of the South African Society”. This focus area is based in the Faculty of Theology (PU vir CHO) and is directed by Herrie van Rooy. Project 2 of this focus area is “The socio-historic context of the Bible and its implications for the development of South African Society” and is under the leadership of Fika J. van Rensburg. The first sub-project of Project 2 to be completed is “Women in Church and Society”. It commenced in 2000 and had its fourth and final workshop in September 2002. It was managed by a five-person executive committee and had the following categories of collaborators: 16 PU vir CHO researchers, 10 researchers from other South African universities, 6 international researchers, 19 masters’ and doctoral students, and 21 researchers with special expertise in relevant areas. In total 48 papers1 were read and discussed at the four workshops; and most of them have either been published or are in the process of being published as articles in accredited journals. This article is a report on the activities and outcome of the research project.

Reference and Anaphoric Relations (review)

Reviewed by: Reference and anaphoric relations ed. by Klaus von Heusinger, Urs Egli Iván García Reference and anaphoric relations. Ed. by Klaus von Heusinger and Urs Egli. (Studies in linguistics and philosophy 72.) Dordrecht: Kluwer, 2000. Pp. xi, 347. $132.00. This edited collection of fifteen original research articles has its roots in the workshop ‘Reference and Anaphoric Relations’ (University of Konstanz, June 1996). The papers deal with the representation and interpretation of indefinite and definite noun phrases; anaphoric pronouns; and several closely related issues such as reference, scope, quantifier movement, and the relation between context and meaning. The book begins with an overview article by the editors, ‘Introduction: Reference and the semantics of anaphora’, which surveys the motivation for the development of new semantic formalisms in the last decades and gives a general outline of the articles in the volume. The book is divided into five parts. In Part 1, ‘Historical aspects of anaphoric relations’ (15–76), the contributors consider the Stoic and scholastic treatment of reference and anaphora. Egli implements the Stoic view on anaphora and quantified sentences into a dynamic semantics. Reinhard Hülsen shows that medieval logicians advanced a fairly consistent and comprehensive theory of the semantics of ‘relativa grammaticalia’. Jeroen Groenendijk and Martin Stokhof illustrate some basic concepts of dynamic semantics and suggest an analysis of anaphoric (in)definite descriptions as contextually dependent quantificational expressions. The issues of scope and quantifier movement are considered in Part 2, ‘Quantification and scope’ (77–154). Donka Farkas reviews the main tasks that a theory of scope has to solve and develops a nonconfigurational, nonmovement based account of scope. Henriëtte de Swart investigates the relation between scope, lexical composition, and properties of generalized quantifiers. She argues against a lexical decomposition account of negative quantifiers in German and Dutch, suggesting instead a higher order interpretation of the determiners. Elena Paducheva provides an analysis of definiteness effects in English and Russian. Stephen Neale examines an inconsistency which arises from the conjunction of three commonly accepted hypotheses regarding persistence, polarity, and plurality. In Part 3, ‘Anaphoric reference’ (155–90), two papers by Robert van Rooy and Hartley Slater concentrate on the problem of intentional identity and the semantics of Hob-Nob sentences. Part 4, ‘Choice functions and the semantics of indefinites’ (191–266), contains three papers on the representation of indefinites by means of choice functions. Arnim von Stechow compares the in situ approach of choice functions with the classical movement approach of quantifier raising at LF, while Yoad Winter argues convincingly that the semantics of indefinites involves choice functions by appealing to universals of generalized quantifier theory. Klaus von Heusinger contends that the complex referential nature of indefinites must be reflected in their semantic representation. In Part 5, ‘Representation and interpretation’ (267–338), Jaroslav Peregrin investigates the related concepts of reference and inference, arguing that reference is parasitic on inference, contrary to what is commonly assumed. Paul Dekker discusses the relation between interpretation and representation and develops a weakly representational system of dynamic epistemic predicate logic that offers a unified treatment of anaphoric and demonstrative pronouns. Closing the volume, Reinhard Muskens investigates the interaction between representation and interpretation with respect to underspecified structures. This beautifully produced book reflects the increasing interest in the semantics of anaphoric expressions and is highly recommended to all those interested in formal semantics and the syntax-semantics interface. Iván García Stanford University Copyright © 2001 Linguistic Society of America

Studies on the Syriac Apocryphal Psalms

Studies on the Syriac Apocryphal Psalms, by H. F. Van Rooy. JSS Supplement 7. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. Pp. v + 170. Euro64.00. The number 150 is traditionally the rather sacrosanct number of the biblical psalms attributed to King David. Since the time of the earliest editions of the Greek OT, however, scholars have been aware of additional psalms beyond those canonical 150. The five Syriac apocryphal psalms, numbered 151-155, which constitute the subject matter of this monograph, were only first brought to the attention of the scholarly world when the great Maronite scholars, the brothers Assemani, noted their existence in their catalogue of the Syriac manuscripts in the Vatican Library, published in 1759. Surprisingly, it was not until over a century later that the first text of these psalms appeared. And it was not until 1930 when the first edition of these psalms, utilizing five manuscripts, was first published by the great German scholar Martin Noth. Since this time, Hebrew texts of three of these psalms were discovered among the texts found at Qumran, and a new critical edition of these Syriac psalms was published in 1972, as part of the Leiden Peshitta project (vol. IV.6), which is now nearing completion. With all this data now available, Van Rooy here offers the first monograph-length study of these Syriac psalms. The volume is not a systematic monograph, but is actually comprised of eleven distinct studies, most of which have previously appeared in print. Studies 8-11 originally appeared in English, while studies 2-4, and 7 first appeared in Afrikaans but were translated into English; each of these eight studies was revised for this volume. Studies 1, 5, and 6 were prepared specifically for this volume during a research leave at the Leiden Peshitta Institute and are published here for the first time. The eleven studies found in this volume include a translation of these five Syriac apocryphal psalms, three studies of various aspects of the manuscripts in which they are found, three studies specifically of the forms and provenance of Ps 151, followed by a single study of each of the remaining psalms, 152-155. While others have studied these psalms, they were primarily biblical scholars interested in their relation to Greek and/or Hebrew versions. While Van Rooy rehearses these arguments and offers his own thoughts based on his own investigation into these relationships, the real value of this monograph is that it also offers detailed investigations into the provenance of these Syriac psalms within the context of the development of the Syriac biblical text. For example, these Syriac psalms each contain rather lengthy headings that are clearly an inner Syriac development, and contain comments from Eusebius, Athanasius, and Theodore of Mopsuestia. Van Rooy demonstrates that in the course of transmission of the Syriac Bible there was little change in the development of the text of these psalms. Though this might not be unexpected for biblical texts, he nonetheless discerns in the few variants, which otherwise seem of relatively little textual importance, a possibility that there was a second Syriac translation of these psalms, perhaps as part of one of the later revisions of the entire Bible; unfortunately, he does little more than proffer this suggestion. …

Book Reviews

Development Policy ReviewVolume 17, Issue 2 p. 221-240 Book Reviews First published: 16 December 2002 https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-7679.00085AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Books reviewed: Alison Van Rooy (ed.), Civil Society and the Aid Industry Nelson Kasfir (ed.), Civil Society and Democracy in Africa: A Critical Perspective Lennart Wohlgemuth, Jerker Carlsson, and Henock Kifle (eds.), Institution Building and Leadership in Africa John H. Dunning (ed.), Globalization, Trade and Foreign Direct Investment László Halpern and Charles Wyplosz (eds.), Hungary: Towards a Market Economy Dieter Weiss and Ulrich Wurzel, The Economics and Politics of Transition to an Open Market Economy: Egypt Howard White (ed.), Aid and Macroeconomic Performance: Theory, Empirical Evidence and Four Country Cases Judith Randel, Tony German, and Deborah Ewing (eds.), The Reality of Aid 1998-1999: An Independent Review of Poverty Reduction and Development Assistance Shekhar Mehta, Sudipto Mundle, and U. Sankar, Controlling Pollution: Incentives and Regulations Gang Tian, Shanghai’s Role in the Economic Development of China, Reform of Foreign Trade and Investment The East Asian Institute, Money and Finance in Hong Kong: Retrospect and Prospect The East Asian Institute, China’s Economy and the Asian Financial Crisis Roderick MacFarquhar, The Origins of the Cultural Revolution: 3. The Coming of the Cataclysm, 1961-1966 Eva Cheung Robinson, Greening at the Grassroots: Alternative Forestry Strategies in India Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja, From Zaire to the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Retrospect and Prospect Volume17, Issue2June 1999Pages 221-240 RelatedInformation

Diplomatic Missions: The Ambassador in Canadian Foreign Policy

The collection addresses expectations placed on ambassadors, the role of provincial representatives, the history of foreign service recruitment, diplomatic change in Washington, the challenges of small missions, the contrasts between representing Canada in a G-7 capital and in a populous developing country, civil society organizations and diplomacy, the promotion of Canadian exports, and the perspective of domestic departments. Both diplomats and students will find that this book makes an important contribution to their understanding of the practice of foreign policy. Contributors include Andrew F. Cooper (Waterloo), Louis Delvoie (Queen's and Royal Military College), Lucie Edwards (Foreign Affairs and International Trade), Anthony T. Eyton (ARA Consulting Group), Paul Frazer (Foreign Affairs and International Trade), Janet L. Graham (Foreign Affairs and International Trade), Peter Hancock (Toronto), Paul Heinbecker (Foreign Affairs and International Trade), Richard Kohler (Foreign Affairs and International Trade), Hector Mackenzie (Foreign Affairs and International Trade), Kim Richard Nossal (McMaster), Alison Van Rooy (North-South Institute), and Robert Wolfe (Queen's).

Psalm 154:14 and the Relation between the Hebrew and Syriac Versions of Psalm 154

Research Article| July 01 1997 Psalm 154:14 and the Relation between the Hebrew and Syriac Versions of Psalm 154 Harry F. van Rooy Harry F. van Rooy Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Biblical Literature (1997) 116 (2): 321–324. https://doi.org/10.2307/3266227 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Harry F. van Rooy; Psalm 154:14 and the Relation between the Hebrew and Syriac Versions of Psalm 154. Journal of Biblical Literature 1 January 1997; 116 (2): 321–324. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/3266227 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveSBL PressJournal of Biblical Literature Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Hemkulturens makt

During the interwar period in the 1920's and 1930's, the general opinion on domestic life was that it should be run in an efficient and rational way. In her book A New Spirit in the Home, Miep van Rooy spöke about the functional use of space in the home. She explained how movements create space and depicted the activities of the housewife in such terms. It was the housewife who should decide about the use of the available space in the home and rationalise the domestic chores so that she could devote more time to her children and family. Her main duty was apparently to be at home. Guidebooks 011 home furnishing and interiör decoration can tell us a good deal about the prevailing views on lifestyle, morality and consumption. When reading Van Rooy and her contemporaries, one discovers that the women were entangled in the nets that had been knit by domestic science and well-meaning architects. The scientists and the architects based their knowledge on empirical facts about domestic life, and their descriptions of household functions were more or less impartial. Household duties could be done by anyone, they said. But they still remained with the women. The power of the prevailing home culture had thus been underestimated. The famous foundation of Goed Wonen, (Good Housing), had a more existential approach to domestic life. It is apparent in books like the guide to interiör decoration written by Cora Nicolai in the 1960's. She emphasized the various activities in the home and described family life in terms of togetherness, intimacy and perconal contact. Space was seen as stemming from and exisiting by human interaction. This is why there are people present in most of the pictures of interiörs in her book. They remind us strongly of 19th century pictures of the happy family. Father is seen reading or talking to bis friends, sometimes playing with bis son. Mother is serving tea or doing needlework, the daughter is reading a book. These pictures do not only show how family life should be, but also what activities constitute the idea of the family home. Not even the architects of Goed Wonewwere able to go beyond the traditional view on the division of work with respect to gender. In this way, the women were caged in their homes, being at the same time "place" and "movement".

Influence of mineralogy on the durability of Drakensberg basalts : van Rooy, J L Proc Tenth Regional Conference for Africa on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering and the Third International Conference on Tropical and Residual Soils, Maseru, 23–27 September 1991V1, P383–392. Publ Rotterdam: A A Balkema, 1991

Influence of mineralogy on the durability of Drakensberg basalts : van Rooy, J L Proc Tenth Regional Conference for Africa on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering and the Third International Conference on Tropical and Residual Soils, Maseru, 23–27 September 1991V1, P383–392. Publ Rotterdam: A A Balkema, 1991

A Conspectus of the Subfamily Macromitrioideae (Bryopsida: Orthotrichaceae) in Southern Africa

In southern Africa the subfamily Macromitrioideae (Orthotrichaceae) consists offour genera, 11 species, and one subspecies. The following taxa are recognised.: Macrocoma, consisting of M. lycopodioides (Schwaegr.) Vitt, M. pulchella (Hornsch.) Vitt, and M. tenue (Hook. & Grey.) Vitt subsp. tenue; Macromitrium, consisting of M. lebomboense Van Rooy, M. levatum Mitt., M. macropelma C. Mill., M. richardii Schwaegr., and M. serpens (Hook. & Grey.) Brid.; Schlotheimia, consisting of S. ferruginea (Hook. & Grey.) Brid., S. percuspidata C. Mill., and S. rufopallens C. Muill.; and Cardotiella secunda (C. Miull.) Vitt. Lectotypes are selected for several of the southern African names.