Los ecuatorianismos como elementos de la identidad cultural y social en el ámbito educativo. Estudio realizado en la ciudad de Quito, cantón Quito, año 2016

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze "ecuatorianismos as elements of cultural and social identity in education" in the city of Quito. This issue is addressed because of the lack of updated research and a current record of ecuatorianismos force forming part of the Ecuadorian representative identity. Due to its length, the research focuses on the analysis of 40 words, for which analyzes an interview applied to 30 people as a research tool was used; the sample was of the Ecuadorian population, residing in Quito; it includes both professionals and non-professionals, between 18 and 67 years old. In short, the formulation of conclusions clarifies the semantics and type of words investigated as an integral part of social and cultural identity of the respondent group connotation; likewise, the need to include ecuatorianismos in the lexicon used and studied in the classroom as identity recognition process shows. Because of the importance of language as a linguistic heritage it is recommended to extend the investigation to different geographical airlines.