Full Idea
The aim of semantics, as standardly conceived, is to assign a semantic value to each (meaningful) expression of the language under consideration.
Gist of Idea
The standard aim of semantics is to assign a semantic value to each expression
Source
Kit Fine (Semantic Relationism [2007], 1.G)
Book Reference
Fine,Kit: 'Semantic Relationism' [OUP 2007], p.25
A Reaction
Fine is raising the difficulty that these values can get entangled with one another. He proposes 'semantic connections' as a better aim.