# Folk theory of meaning has hypostasis of reference in the Imus controversy

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The piece uses the Don Imus controversy to show how folk theories give figurative insults greater force when treated as literal references.

Blog post · Hermeneutic Heretic · 12 April 2007

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## About this item

- Type: Blog post
- Published: 12 April 2007
- Published in: Hermeneutic Heretic
- Language: English

Topics: semantics, metaphor, race, public-discourse.

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