Book Review: Bye Bye I Love You: The Story of Our First and Last Words

Authors

  • Edwin Battistella Southern Oregon University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2025.2146

Keywords:

lifespan development, birth, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, aging, end-of-life, developmental stages, human growth, life transitions, psychological development, biological changes, social influences, health and wellness, death and dying, existential perspectives, cultural practices, lifespan theory, developmental psychology

References

Callanan, M. and P. Kelley (1992) Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communica-tions of the Dying. NY: Simon & Schus-ter; 1992.

Erard, M. The death of Gregory Bateson, or why linguists should study language at the end of life. Language & Communication, 80, 114-123. 2021.

Erard, M. Beyond Last Words: Patterns of Linguistic and Interactional Behav-ior in a Historical Sample of Dying Hospital Patients. Omega-Journal of Death and Dying. Erard M. Omega (Westport). 2023 Feb; 86(3):1089-1107.

Guthke, K. S. Last Words: Variations on a Theme in Cultural History. Prince-ton: Princeton University Press; 1992.

Necker de Saussure, A.-A. (1835) Pro-gressive Education, Commencing with the Infant, trans. Emma Willard and Mrs. Lincoln Phelps, Boston: W. D. Ticknor, 1835.

Osler, W. Study of the Art of Dying. Unpublished study; 1900-1904.

Pollock, L. Forgotten Children: Parent-Child Relations from 1500 to 1900. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 1984.

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Published

2025-08-01

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Book Review