2 . ▁That ▁name ▁was ▁relatively ▁short - l ived , ▁being ▁replaced ▁by ▁Mass ▁Transport ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁Its ▁publish er ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁was ▁Ken field - D av is ▁Publishing ▁Company . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁new ▁owner ▁H itch cock ▁Publishing ▁renamed ▁the ▁magazine ▁Modern ▁Pass enger ▁Transport ation , ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁this ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁Metropolitan ▁Transport ation ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁yet ▁again , ▁to ▁simply ▁Metropolitan . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁Bob it ▁Publishing ▁( now ▁Bob it ▁Business ▁Media ) ▁purchased ▁Metropolitan ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁short ened ▁the ▁name ▁to ▁Metro ▁( or ▁Metro ▁Magazine ), ▁which ▁the ▁magazine ▁itself ▁writes ▁as ▁M ET RO . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : American ▁month ly ▁mag az ines ▁Category : American ▁transport ▁mag az ines ▁Category : American ▁week ly ▁mag az ines ▁Category : Mag az ines ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁Category : Mag az ines ▁published ▁in ▁California <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁International ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Study ▁of ▁Child ▁Language ▁( I AS CL ) ▁is ▁an ▁academic ▁society ▁for ▁first ▁language ▁ac quisition ▁research ers . ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁prominent ▁language ▁ac quisition ▁research ers ▁to ▁promote ▁international ▁and ▁inter dis cipl inary ▁co operation ▁in ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁child ▁language . ▁Its ▁major ▁activity ▁is