Welcome on board! Prefiguring knowledge production in the sociology of language

This Special Issue constitutes a parenthesis from our daily lives as editors, an attempt to not forgot why we do what we do, and a direction for what we should do in the near future with the International Journal of the Sociology of Language (IJSL). The idea of this Special Issue originated in conjunction with the renewal of our Editorial Board. After many years of service, the term of the previous Editorial Board came to an end in 2020 and coincided, with a slight delay, with the start of the new General Editor and newly appointed Associate Editors

Democratization and gender-neutrality in English(es)

"Democratization" and "gender-neutrality" are two concepts commonly used in recent studies on language variation. While both concepts link linguistic phenomena to sociocultural changes, the extent to which they overlap and/or interact has not been studied in detail. In particular, not much is known about how linguistic changes related to democratization and gender-neutrality spread across registers or varieties of English, as well as whether speakers are aware of the changes that are taking place. In this paper we review the main theoretical issues regarding these concepts and relate them to the main findings in the articles in this issue, all of which study lexical and grammatical variation from a corpus-based perspective. Taken together, they help unveil some of the conscious and unconscious mechanisms that operate at the interface between democratization and gender-neutrality.Peer reviewe

Language as a problem of development: Ideological debates and comprehensive education in the Philippines

10.1075/aila.22.03tupAILA Review22123-3

Detection of staphylococcus aureus and escherichia coli in disposable spoons of fast food chains along Dasmarinas City, Cavite

Majority of people dine or eat in fast food chains which gives them the option to choose what utensil to use: Stainless steel or Disposable utensils. Staphylococcus aureus can remain viable on hands and environmental surfaces for extended durations after initial contact. Escherichia Coli are mostly harmless bacteria however some may cause infections when transmitted directly or indirectly. Six disposable spoons from selected fast food chains along Dasmariñas City, Cavite were obtained to identify the presence or absence of the bacteria S. aureus and E. coli. The results are determined on the standards for number of spoilage microorganisms on food contact based from the Compendium of Methods for the Microbiological Examination of Foods, 5th Edition. Although, the researchers’ experience in acquiring the samples were different from different fast food chain, results obtained show that all disposable spoons tested resulted to an excellent remark by having a less than 1 CFU/cm^2 for Staphylococcus Aureus and an absence of Escherichia Coli. It is deemed that disposable spoons is safe to use because of low microbial count

Research in applied linguistics and language teaching and learning in Singapore (2000-2007)

10.1017/S026144480900576XLanguage Teaching422317-34