 Classical semantic theories are discussed in  §2.1. In  §§2.1.1–4  the theoretical framework common to classical semantic theories is explained; in  §§2.1.5–7 the differences between three main versions of classical semantic theories are explained. In  §2.2  there is a discussion of the alternatives to classical semantic theories.   In   §2.3  few general concluding questions are discussed; these are questions  semantic theorists face which are largely, though not completely, orthogonal to one’s view about the form which a semantic theory ought to take.