Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Acknowledgements ix
4. Chapter 1. In search of a unified framework 1
5. Chapter 2. Theoretical pre-requisites 21
6. Chapter 3. The epistemic and the observable scenarios 67
7. Chapter 4. Structural elements in irony 97
8. Chapter 5. Ironic uses 117
9. Chapter 6. Conclusions 145
10. References 155
11. Index 170