On the Status of Parasitic Gaps in Bulgarian.

This paper examines the likely candidates for the Parasitic Gap (PG) construction in Bulgarian. Focusing on the properties of PGs known from previously studied languages, I conclude that there are no genuine PGs in Bulgarian. I also argue that without-clauses are irrelevant for the study of PGs: They involve a different mechanism for licensing a null element inside the clause. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]