<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">潘家荣 <<a href="mailto:91122020012@bnu.edu.cn" class="">91122020012@bnu.edu.cn</a>></span><br class=""><div><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Call for English Language Editors</b></span><br class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">2 October 2021 at 2:33:30 PM GMT+8</span><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""></blockquote><font color="#5856d6" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(88, 86, 214);" class=""><br class=""></span></font><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 20pt; color: rgb(46, 117, 181); text-align: center;" class="">Call for English Language Editors</span><br class=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24pt;" class="">Are you a native or fluent English speaker with a linguistics background? Do you want to learn more about Asian languages and linguistics from multiple perspectives? Now we have the perfect opportunity for you!</span><br class=""><i class="" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24pt;"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";line-height:32px;font-size:12pt;" class="">Asian Languages and Linguistics</span></i><span class="" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 24pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 32px; font-size: 12pt;"> (ALaL) is an international, peer-reviewed journal</span><span class="" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 24pt; font-family: 宋体; line-height: 32px; font-size: 12pt;">,</span><span class="" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 24pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 32px; font-size: 12pt;"> published by John Benjamins Publishing Company with sponsorship from the Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, Beijing Normal University. This journal started in 2020, with two issues per year (volume) of 200 pages each. Currently the journal is indexed in Dimensions and Linguistic Bibliography/Bibliographie Linguistique. ALaL aims to enhance high-quality research on the description and theoretical analysis of languages throughout Asia and encourages submissions from a wide range of topics</span><span class="" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 24pt; font-family: 宋体; line-height: 32px; font-size: 12pt;">.</span><span class="" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 24pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 32px; font-size: 12pt;"> For more details, please visit </span><a href="https://benjamins.com/catalog/alal" class="" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24pt;"><u class=""><span class="15" style="font-family:"Times New Roman";line-height:32px;color:#0000FF;font-size:12pt;">https://benjamins.com/catalog/alal</span></u></a><span class="" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 24pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 32px; font-size: 12pt;">.</span><br class=""><span class="" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 24pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 32px; font-size: 12pt;">As an English-language publication, we are seeking individuals who are willing to serve as English editors/</span><span class="" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 24pt; font-family: 宋体; line-height: 32px; font-size: 12pt;">p</span><span class="" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 24pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 32px; font-size: 12pt;">roofreaders for our journal. English editors/proofreaders will review and polish submissions which have already been approved for publication through the peer-review process. Specially, English editors</span><span class="" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 24pt; font-family: 宋体; line-height: 32px; font-size: 12pt;">/</span><span class="" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 24pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 32px; font-size: 12pt;">proofreaders will be responsible for enhancing the style and clarity, keeping the consistency, and eliminating errors in vocabulary, grammar, style, and punctuation of ALaL submissions that are written by non-native English speaker(s). English editors/proofreaders should return their revised or proofread manuscripts to the editorial office with adherence to the deadline given for the article.</span><br class=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24pt;" class="">Applicants for this position must have native or near-native fluency in English, good reading comprehension skill, a solid grasp of standards of grammar, vocabulary and punctuation, and hold a degree in linguistics. Applicants who have a specialty in theoretical linguistics or linguistic typology, and have experience in editing are most highly welcomed. All tasks could be done online. Depending on the number of submissions you revise or proofread, we will offer you a competitive wage.</span><br class=""><span class="" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 24pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 32px; font-size: 12pt;">If you are interested in this long-term assignment, please send your CV and a statement or cover letter about why you would be suitable for the role to </span><a class="" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24pt;"><u class=""><span class="15" style="font-family:"Times New Roman";line-height:32px;color:#0000FF;font-size:12pt;">jall@bnuz.edu.cn</span></u></a><span class="" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 24pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 32px; font-size: 12pt;">. The </span><span class="" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 24pt; font-family: 宋体; line-height: 32px; font-size: 12pt;">d</span><span class="" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 24pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 32px; font-size: 12pt;">eadline for applications is 31 October, 2021</span><span class="" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 24pt; font-family: 宋体; line-height: 32px; font-size: 12pt;">.</span><br class=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24pt;" class="">If you have questions about this call please contact us at the same address.</span><br class=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;" class="">We look forward to receiving your application!</span><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""></blockquote>_______________________________________________<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><br class=""></blockquote></div><br class=""></body></html>