Welcome to the website of the English Linguistics Circle

The ELC (English Linguistics Circle) is a research network involving four research groups based at the Universities of Santiago de Compostela and Vigo, in Galicia (Northwestern Spain):

• Variation, Linguistic Change and Grammaticalization (VLCG, University of Santiago de Compostela)
• Spoken English Research Team at the University of Santiago de Compostela (SPERTUS, University of Santiago de Compostela)
• Language Variation and Textual Categorisation (LVTC, University of Vigo)
• Methods and Materials for the Teaching and Acquisition of Foreign Languages (MMTAFL, University of Vigo)

The ELC is generously funded by the Autonomous Government of Galicia (Directorate General of Scientific and Technological Promotion) through the following research grants:

• 2006/14-0, for the period 20/12/2006-19/12/2008 (73,000 €)
• 2008/047, for the period 01/01/2008-31/12/2010 (150,000 €)