... not part of the topic of the clause, in the sense that it is not ‘what the speaker is talking about’ butforms part of what the speaker is saying about the topic, then for some speak-ers the ... the constitution of the pre-present, we speak of the unmarked314 5. The absolute use of the present perfect5.38.17 The semantics of the present perfect, we have said, is: The situationtime ... either be included inor coincide with the time of the full situation. In the first of these possibilities, the time of the full situation does not only fill the pre-present period but also,necessarily,...