Stress assignment in syllabic structures in Xhosa and Tswana

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to show dial syllabicity occurs in both Xhosa and Tswana other than through vowels. It will further show that where laterals, liquids and nasals occur in certain environments syllabicity will occur. This will occur when heterorganic sounds are juxtaposed even where they do not occur at the penultimate syllable, a position where stress in Bantu would normally occur.