This course presents a focused investigation of an individual language or a set of languages (in a language family or other defined grouping, e.g., connected by geopolitical area), examining genetic and typological features of the language(s) from a structural, historical, and/or sociolinguistic perspective. The course may be taken twice for up to six (6) credits under different subtitles. Prerequisite: LIN 221 & LIN 222, or consent of instructor.