Another of the Center's main projects is the The place of the Macedonian language in Slavic and Balkan linguistic world (formerly Geographical and Functional Characteristics of Morpho-syntactic Balkanisms). The prime goal of this project is to show similarities and differences between different Slavic and Balkan languages. A larger group of research fellows participates in this project working on various issues regarding the Balkan languages and focusing on the status of the Balkan Slavic languages and on the place of Macedonian within the Balkan linguistic league.