Karani, Michael2020-02-192020-02-192019http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/5386The present paper analyzes the degree of the argumenthood or adjuncthood of elements licensed by the dative applicative (DA) construction in Arusa within a canonical approach to the argument-adjunct distinction. After testing DA elements for the various criteria and diagnostics associated with the typologically-driven prototype of arguments and adjuncts, the authors conclude the following: in most cases, DA elements behave as canonical arguments and are therefore located close to the argumenthood pole of the argument-adjunct continuum.enMaa(sai); arguments; adjuncts; canonical typology; cognitive linguistics.Journal Article, Peer Reviewed10.5842/58-0-842