Full Idea
In classical semantics the function of singular terms is to refer, and that of quantifiers, to range over appropriate domains of entities.
Gist of Idea
In classical semantics singular terms refer, and quantifiers range over domains
Source
Øystein Linnebo (Philosophy of Mathematics [2017], 7.1)
Book Reference
Linnebo,Øystein: 'Philosophy of Mathematics' [Princeton 2017], p.101