IMPORTACIONES Y DISTINCIONES El uso de nombres estadounidenses en los estratos bajos de Medellín, una nueva brecha entre las clases sociales.
Elizabeth Londoño Tamayo Universidad de Antioquia elilondonot@gmail.com
Abstract This exploratory research establishes a relationship between the choice of the name (understood as a cultural product), culture and social position. Scans from communication how cultural consumption of the names of persons established another form of social distinction in Medellin. The following report doesn´t show only the inclusion of english names in the anthroponomy of Medellín from its historical roots and from the social and cultural factors that have caused, but describes how now the name is not an category without meaning, because although has lost the etymological sense, has won content that the usage and history have given it.
Palabras Clave: Medellín, consumos culturales, nombres propios, clases sociales, distinción social.
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