 In general linguistics, Browne has done research in syntax, morphology, and phonology as well as in relative clauses and other subordinate clauses, interrogatives, clitic rules, word order, reflexive verbs, and accent rules, publishing numerous pieces in such major journals as "Balkanistica", "Folia Slavica", and "Linguistic Inquiry".Browne's literary translations are mostly from Serbo-Croatian varieties (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian).He has been the principal English translator and editor for the Bosnian poet Sasha Skenderija since 1993, and he has also translated the works of Mak Dizdar, Izet Sarajlić, Milorad Pejić and others.