Guide to the Susan R. Braunwald language acquisition diaries MS.F.040
Finding aid prepared by Sara Seltzer, 2014. Updated by Elvia Arroyo-Ramirez, 2022.
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Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Title: Susan R. Braunwald language acquisition diaries
Creator:
Braunwald, Susan R.
Identifier/Call Number: MS.F.040
Physical Description:
3 Linear Feet
(3 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1971-2013
Abstract: This collection is comprised of diaries created by Susan R. Braunwald documenting her second child's acquisition of American
English between late infancy (8-months) and early childhood (50-months). The diaries are redacted photocopied versions that
are otherwise exact copies of the originals. The handwritten diaries contain information about an inclusive process of language
acquisition that encompasses pragmatics, semantics, and syntax and is considered the "most complete diary in existence of
one child's development of complex syntax." The daily entries from 12-to-48 months including detailed contextual and developmental
notes make these data useful for research in child language and more broadly in many academic disciplines.
Language of Material:
English
.
The collection is open for research.
Access to the original handwritten diaries is restricted until 2071. The redacted copies and supplemental materials are available
for public use.
Property rights reside with the University of California. Copyrights are retained by the creators of the records and their
heirs. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
Publication or presentation of photographs included in the collection is restricted until 2071.
Susan R. Braunwald language acquisition diaries. MS-F040. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine,
California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this
collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Gift of Susan R. Braunwald, 2013.
Alternative Forms of Materials
A selection of images from this collection has been digitized and is available in Calisphere: https://calisphere.org/collections/25586/.
Accruals are expected.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection is comprised of diaries created by Susan R. Braunwald documenting her second child's acquisition of American
English between late infancy (8-months) and early childhood (50-months). The diaries are redacted photocopied versions that
are otherwise exact copies of the originals. The handwritten diaries contain information about an inclusive process of language
acquisition that encompasses pragmatics, semantics, and syntax and is considered the "most complete diary in existence of
one child's development of complex syntax." The daily entries from 12-to-48 months including detailed contextual and developmental
notes make these data useful for research in child language and more broadly in many academic disciplines.
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