Inés de la Villa Vecilla

Inés de la Villa Vecilla is a researcher and PhD candidate in English Linguistics at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), funded by a predoctoral FPU grant from the Spanish Ministry of Science. Her research focuses on queer linguistics, sociolinguistics, and corpus linguistics, particularly language attitudes toward transgender identities and taboo expressions. She has conducted research stays at Queen Mary University of London (2023) and KU Leuven (2024), and actively participates in international conferences such as Lavender Languages and Linguistics. Her teaching experience (2020–2023) includes courses on English semantics, commerce management, and literary analysis.

Education:

• B.A. in English Studies, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (2020)
• M.A. in English Linguistics: New Applications and International Communication (UCM, 2021)

Research Interests: Her work bridges queer theory and sociolinguistics, analyzing lexical evolution, discourse semantics in identity conflicts, and educational tools for linguistic diversity. Current projects include the Spanish Ministry-funded Experimental techniques in sociolinguistic research (SOCRATTEX), studying methodological effects in language attitude studies.

Publications Trends: Her articles explore trans-inclusive discourse, taboo language in Spanish, and pedagogical innovations in higher education, often combining corpus-based and qualitative methods. Recent works emphasize ethical narratives and interactive learning technologies like Wooclap.

Grants & Projects:

• Spanish Ministry of Science grant for predoctoral FPU contract (2021–present)
• Contributor to SOCRATTEX project (PID2021-127101NB-I00)

Labs & Collaborations: Works with Dr. Gitte Kristiansen (UCM) and Dr. Mario Serrano Losada, alongside international collaborators like Dr. Sophie Holmes-Elliot (QMUL) and Dr. Stefano de Pascale (KU Leuven). Leads workshops on open educational resources and graphic literature analysis.