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    • Convergence and endonormativity at phase 4 of the dynamic model 

      van Rooy, Bertus (John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2014)
      At Phase 4 of the Dynamic Model, Schneider (2007) postulates that a stable postcolonial English will gain acceptance in a country, and become endonormative, but it will also be perceived as homogenous. This paper argues ...
    • Do the Modals of Black and White South African English Converge? 

      Van Rooy, Bertus; Wasserman, Ronel (Sage, 2014)
      Convergence between native and nonnative varieties, the so-called settler and indigenous strands of English in postcolonial settings, is a characteristic of the fourth phase in Schneider’s dynamic model of English. The ...
    • Hooked on you: shape of attachment structures in cymothoid isopods reflects parasitic strategy 

      Baillie, Charles; Welicky, Rachel L.; Hadfield, Kerry A.; Smit, Nico J.; Mariani, Stefano (BMC, 2019)
      Background Parasite attachment structures are critical traits that influence effective host exploitation and survival. Morphology of attachment structures can reinforce host specificity and niche specialisation, or even ...
    • An introduction to Bayesian statistics in health psychology 

      Depaoli, Sarah; Van de Schoot, Rens; Rus, Holly M.; Clifton, James P.; Tiemensma, Jitske (Taylor & Francis, 2017)
      The aim of the current article is to provide a brief introduction to Bayesian statistics within the field of health psychology. Bayesian methods are increasing in prevalence in applied fields, and they have been shown in ...