Pronoun incorporation

In LFG, so-called `pro-drop' is analyzed as pronoun incorporation, where the person and number marking on the head is the pronoun. The morphology on the head thus serves a dual function: it is an agreement marker when an independent noun or pronoun is present in the clause, and it is an incorporated pronoun when no independent nominal element is present. This chapter spells out the basic analysis of the interplay between pronoun incorporation and agreement marking in LFG. The analysis is illustrated with examples from subject, object, and possessive marking in multiple languages. The chapter also discusses cases where the agreement marker displays markedly different characteristics than the homophonous incorporated pronoun.