In the research of Estonian language typology, a lot of research is done by participating in large international projects. Phonology, morphology, syntax and lexicon of the Estonian language are studied typologically. The aim of the research is to find out how Estonian is similar to or differs from other related languages, and to what extent Estonian can be considered an SAE language, i.e. a typical European language. The typological position of Estonian in the Balto-Finnic language area, and the typological differences of standard Estonian and Estonian dialects are also studied. The most important currently active project is the compilation of the Typological Database of Uralic Languages, UraTyp.