Michael Brame

<p>Michael K. Brame (January 27, 1944 – August 16, 2010) was an American linguist. He served as a professor at the <a href="/facts/University_of_Washington/36PG6qkG">University of Washington</a> and was the founding editor of the <a href="/facts/Peer-reviewed/ly6yEgcW">peer-reviewed</a> research journal, <i>Linguistic Analysis</i>. Brame's work focused on the development of recursive categorical syntax, also referred to as algebraic syntax, which integrated principles from <a href="/facts/Algebra/nMdqczjo">algebra</a> and <a href="/facts/Category_theory/6zS3DXPa">category theory</a> to analyze sentence structure and linguistic relationships. His framework challenged conventional <a href="/facts/Transformational_grammar/vqIyVYdP">transformational grammar</a> by advocating for a lexicon-centered approach and emphasizing the connections between words and phrases. Additionally, Brame collaborated with his wife on research investigating the identity of the author behind the name "<a href="/facts/William_Shakespeare/ohI96JTv">William Shakespeare</a>", resulting in several publications.
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Michael Brame