Interlocutor_1

In cases where the Interlocutors involved in a conversation are construed as two separate groups with different levels of volitionality or control, this FE identifies the conversational participant with greater semantic and syntactic prominence, as compared with Interlocutor_2. That is, Interlocutor_1 is generally encoded as Subject, and peripheral FEs that do not make reference to the event itself generally make reference to Interlocutor_1. Thus a Purpose (or Means, Depictive, or Manner) is construed to be that of Interlocutor_1, not necessarily that of Interlocutor_2 or the group of Interlocutors as a whole. The President conferred with his top advisor. I discussed evolution with Gould to prove he was wrong about it.