In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.

The British Association for Applied Linguistics ( BAAL ) is an academic society for professional applied linguists , language teachers and other interested parties , based in the United Kingdom .
The British Association for Applied Linguistics ( BAAL ) is an academic society .

A plaintiff ( Π in legal shorthand ) is the party who initiates a lawsuit ( also known as an " action " ) before a court .
A plaintiff is a person who starts a lawsuit in court .

El Salvador ( ; -RSB- ) , officially the Republic of El Salvador ( , literally " Republic of The Savior " ) , is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America .

El Salvador is the smallest and most densely populated country in Central America .