Works by Michael K. Brame

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    Alternatives to the tensed S and specified subject conditions.Michael K. Brame - 1977 - Linguistics and Philosophy 1 (3):381 - 411.
    The original evidence advanced to support the Tensed S Condition (TSC) and the Specified Subject Condition (SSC) in Chomsky's Conditions on Transformations is reconsidered and viable alternatives to these constraints are provided. It is shown that TSC and SSC, in some instances, lead to a loss of linguistically significant generalization. Satisfactory alternatives can account for the relevant range of data and provide a more general account of additional data. Finally, counterevidence to Subjacency and Superiority is adduced, but explicit alternatives to (...)
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  2. The base hypothesis and the spelling prohibition: Sentential subjects, extraposition, expletives, and auxiliaries.Michael K. Brame - 1983 - In Alex Orenstein & Rafael Stern (eds.), Developments in Semantics. Haven. pp. 2--321.
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