这本独特的出版物关注的是与东亚语言有关的语言问题。它弥合了传统描述和当前理论研究之间的鸿沟，鼓励研究使这些语言在塑造一般语言理论方面发挥重要作用。东亚语言学杂志以理论为导向的研究东亚语言的句法、语义学、语用学、音位学和形态学的任何方面。东亚语言之间和/或东亚语言与任何其他语言之间的比较工作，这些语言有助于通用语法的参数理论。在语言的任何历史阶段或任何语言的历史发展中，对语法的任何方面的形式分析，只要它与东亚语言有关。心理语言学、神经语言学和计算语言学的跨学科贡献，对东亚语言的研究有特殊影响。
This unique publication focuses on linguistic issues as they pertain to East Asian languages. It bridges the gap between traditional description and current theoretical research and encourages research that allows these languages to play a significant role in shaping general linguistic theory.The Journal of East Asian Linguistics (JEAL) features Theoretically oriented work on any aspect of the syntax, semantics, pragmatics, phonology, and morphology of an East Asian language. Comparative work among East Asian languages and/or between an East Asian language and any other languages that contributes to the parametric theory of universal grammar. Formal analysis of any aspect of the grammar at any historical stage of a language or the historical development of any language providing it has a bearing on East Asian languages. Interdisciplinary contributions from psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, and computational linguistics that have a particular bearing on the study of East Asian languages.
