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Tables of Contents for Talk Is Cheap
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction: The Cheapness of Talk
3
9
Sarcasm and the Postmodern Sensibility
12
6
Sarcasm and Its Neighbors
18
10
The Metamessage ``I Don't Mean This''
28
33
Alienation and the Divided Self
61
6
Reflexives as Grammatical Signs of the Divided Self
67
13
Un-Plain Speaking
80
20
The Thing in Itself
100
28
Zen Semantics
128
10
Nonlinguistic Ritualization
138
9
Ritualization in Language
147
26
Metalinguistic Ritualization
173
13
Reification and Innateness
186
4
Postscript
190
3
Appendix: Questionnaire for Eliciting Sarcasm
193
2
References
195
18
Index
213