The Centre set up the Instituto de Investigación Lingüística y Literaria/Institute of Linguistic and Literary Research in 1995 to encourage a deeper and more original understanding of the theories and practices involved in linguistic research, teaching techniques, language acquisition and literary production. The constitution of the Institute clearly defines the work it sets out to do:

"The objective of the Institute is to invite all those working in the areas of language and literature (teachers, researchers, writers, publishers, and so on) to come together as members of an association so as to exchange ideas, encourage new projects, and generally to form a grouping that would strive to work for the benefit of all members, by whatever means possible. Among the objectives of the Institute are:

• to illuminate linguistic and literary culture
• to examine the effect of multi-ethnic influences on language, literature and thought
• to encourage genuine Mexican movements in linguistics and literature
• to carry out historical research
• to publish or otherwise make public the work of the Institute."